From George Stephens:
04/02/14 - Morris, Anderson Rd -- 11:30 AM; 2 Northern Shrike in
bushes across from pond.
From Cynthia Ehlinger:
04/02/14 - Old Greenwich, Tomac Lane -- YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON.
From Julian Hough:
04/02/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- one dark female Snowy
Owl way out along the beach, 2 Red-necked Grebe, 1st cycle Iceland
Gull.
West Haven -- 95+ Horned Grebes.
Oyster River -- 1st cycle Iceland Gull, adult graellsi Lesser Black
Backed Gull, 20+ Bonaparte's Gull.
From Janis LaPointe:
04/02/14 - Enfield -- 3 Black Vultures circling near the CT River.
yard -- Fox Sparrow for the 3rd consecutive day.
From Jim Sherwonit:
04/02/14 - Stratford -- noon; a Red-necked Grebe in the Ferry creek
channel at the intersection of Ferry Boulevard and Broad Street.
From Keith Mueller:
04/02/14 - Portland, Portland Fairgrounds -- 2:00 PM; Fairgrounds were
flooded due to the high CT River, but the small cornfields across the
street were literally covered with Wilsons Snipe (and a few Kildeer)!
It was the most Snipe I have ever seen in the State, so many that
"flocks" of them were constantly flying around the stubble field often
landing right alongside the road!
From Ben Skaught:
04/02/14 - Bloomfield, Filey Pond -- Snow Goose.
From Doug Beach:
04/02/14 - Simsbury -- Male Northern Pintail in the flooded cornfield
on the east side of Nod Road, just south of Route 185.
From Tom Murray:
04/02/14 - Milford, Milford Point -- Pair of Northern Shovelers seen
in marsh. Also Snowy Owl still present perched on far Osprey
platform. Seen at 7 PM.
From Bob Bitondi:
04/02/14 - Pomfret, yard -- American Woodcocks calling.
From Annie and Mike Perko:
04/02/14 - ????? -- Between 9 and 10 AM; going in and out on the
Amston Rail Tr on right hand side in lst wet area as you pass the
Colchester Spur Trail, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL.
From Dana Campbell:
04/02/14 - South Windsor, Donnelly Park -- I spent the early evening
tonight surrounded by peenting and whirring American Woodcock. Only a
few glimpses of the birds themselves in the dark but lots of sounds in
stereo.
From Frank Mantlik:
04/01/14 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 1 Northern Gannet, Iceland Gull
(continuing 2nd-cycle), 11 Lesser Scaup, 3500 Long-tailed Ducks
(counted by tens with scope; calm seas).
From Kevin Doyle:
04/01/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Snowy Owl.