Note: Some of you may not have heard of the recent death of Dennis Varza, one of the founders of the COA. http://birdcallsradio.com/2013/12/31/dennis-varza-remembered/ http://www.leskopolkefuneralhome.com/obituary/Dennis-Edward-Varza/Fairfield-CT/1327645 From Frank Mantlik: 01/03/13 - Stratford, Bond's Dock -- 2 SNOWY OWLS and a pair of Common Ravens in Milford salt marsh. Birdseye boat ramp -- 5 WILSON'S SNIPE. Short Beach -- dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, ICELAND GULL, 7 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 67 Snow Buntings. Raven Pond Park -- 3 Northern Pintail. From Hank Golet: 01/03/13 - Old Lyme, Great Island -- 4:50 PM; SNOWY OWL. This the fourth time that I, and others, have seen Snowy Owls go to Osprey platforms in the last light of the day. From Ford Parker: 01/03/13 - Enfield, North Boat Ramp -- 11 AM; a Peregrine Falcon feeding on a duck on the river's edge. From Keith Mueller: 01/03/13 - Madison, Circle Beach -- 8 Iceland Gulls (3 adults, 3 1st cycle and 2 2nd cycle) plus a 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull in the afternoon. From Paul Carrier: 01/02/13 - Harwinton yard -- 2 Purple Finch. 01/03/13 - Harwinton yard -- 1 Pine Siskin. From Bill Batsford: 01/03/13 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- Wilson's Snipe, 5 Rusty Blackbird; 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From James Purcell: 01/03/13 - Fairfield, Penfield Reef? -- male Barrow's Goldeneye continues (amongst the Common Goldeneye) morning and afternoon. From Colleen Lord: 01/03/13 - West Haven, Woody Crest -- 1 m Eurasian Widgeon. From Cynthia Ehlinger: 01/03/13 - Riverside yard -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD at feeder. From Mike and Wanda Moccio: 01/03/13 - Stamford, Newfield Ave -- 1 Black Vulture flying West. Westport, Exit 18 -- 1 Black Vulture flying South toward Sherwood. From Robert Jase: 01/03/13 - New Britan, yard -- Purple Finches showing up irregularly at my feeder for a couple of weeks. From Arthur Shippee: 01/03/13 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- up to 39 Rusty Blackbirds. Also male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.