Note: The hurricane could leave some dead birds in its wake. Kevin
Burgio posted an interesting appeal on CTBirds for their remains to be
frozen and turned over to the UConn Ornithology Lab.
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20110822/027670.html
From Paul Cianfaglione:
08/26/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's Pond -- 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
continues @ 7:20 am. Only stayed fifteen minutes, more sandpipers
still coming in as I left.
From Patrice Favreau:
08/26/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's Pond -- 10:00-10:30AM; 1 Baird's
Sandpiper.
From Patrice Favreau:
08/26/11 - South Windsor, private/corporate pond across from Park&Ride
on Ellington Rd at intersection of Rte5 -- around 3PM; juv
Black-crowned Night Heron (unusual inland).
From Steve & Charla Spector:
08/26/11 - Milford, Milford Pt -- in the Spatina next to the Piping
Plover spit, a juvenile Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus).
From Paul Desjardins:
08/26/11 - Milford, Milford Pt -- afternoon, one Black Tern.
From Luke Tiller:
08/26/11 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- As of 4:50 PM, 150-200 Common
Nighthawks actively feeding overhead.
From Susanne Shrader:
08/26/11 - Avon, Tillotson Rd at road reconstruction site -- 20-25
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS hawking.
From Paul Carrier:
08/26/11 - Harwinton -- At 6:30, 45 Common Nighthawks flew over the
yard here in Harwinton all headed due North.
From Marty Swanhall:
08/26/11 - Woodbury. South Pomperaug Road, 2 Solitary Sandpipers in
wetland area.
From Tina Green:
08/26/11 - Westport, Compo Beach -- The White-winged Scoter continues
on the Soundview Avenue section of Compo Beach, Thursday afternoon
sitting on shore and this (Friday) morning just offshore.
From Nick Bonomo:
08/25/11 - Milford, Milford Point -- Not much to add to Charlie
Barnard's report (last night), except that the RED KNOT count got up
to an impressive 13 birds (one adult, the rest juvs, none flagged),
and a single juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER dropped in for a few minutes.
Note: The hurricane could leave some dead birds in its wake. Kevin
Burgio posted an interesting appeal on CTBirds for their remains to be
frozen and turned over to the UConn Ornithology Lab.
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20110822/027670.html
From Paul Cianfaglione:
08/26/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's Pond -- 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
continues @ 7:20 am. Only stayed fifteen minutes, more sandpipers
still coming in as I left.
From Patrice Favreau:
08/26/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's Pond -- 10:00-10:30AM; 1 Baird's
Sandpiper.
From Patrice Favreau:
08/26/11 - South Windsor, private/corporate pond across from Park&Ride
on Ellington Rd at intersection of Rte5 -- around 3PM; juv
Black-crowned Night Heron (unusual inland).
From Steve & Charla Spector:
08/26/11 - Milford, Milford Pt -- in the Spatina next to the Piping
Plover spit, a juvenile Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus).
From Paul Desjardins:
08/26/11 - Milford, Milford Pt -- afternoon, one Black Tern.
From Luke Tiller:
08/26/11 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- As of 4:50 PM, 150-200 Common
Nighthawks actively feeding overhead.
From Susanne Shrader:
08/26/11 - Avon, Tillotson Rd at road reconstruction site -- 20-25
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS hawking.
From Paul Carrier:
08/26/11 - Harwinton -- At 6:30, 45 Common Nighthawks flew over the
yard here in Harwinton all headed due North.
From Marty Swanhall:
08/26/11 - Woodbury. South Pomperaug Road, 2 Solitary Sandpipers in
wetland area.
From Tina Green:
08/26/11 - Westport, Compo Beach -- The White-winged Scoter continues
on the Soundview Avenue section of Compo Beach, Thursday afternoon
sitting on shore and this (Friday) morning just offshore.
From Nick Bonomo:
08/25/11 - Milford, Milford Point -- Not much to add to Charlie
Barnard's report (last night), except that the RED KNOT count got up
to an impressive 13 birds (one adult, the rest juvs, none flagged),
and a single juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER dropped in for a few minutes.
