Note for eBird users: Sara Zagorski posted about a significant change to eBird that you should be aware of. http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20131028/043940.html also http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/rock-pigeon/ From Robert Dixon: 10/30/13 - Sterling yard feeders -- 1st winter male DICKCISSEL continues at feeders for the fifth consecutive day. Most reliable in the morning and evening spending more time alone and less time with House Sparrows and occasionally vocal. From Keith Mueller: 10/30/13 - Durham, Greenbackers pond -- 1 Cackling Goose, 3 lesser Canada Geese. Meriden, Bishops Pond -- 5 Northern Shoveler. Wallingford, North Farms Reservoir -- Many Northern Pintail, drake REDHEAD, 3 Northern Shovelers. From Tina Green: 10/30/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 5 Eastern Meadowlarks flushed from the marsh behind the airplane field. They flew off to the east. From Paul Carrier: 10/30/13 - Harwinton yard -- 1 Pine Siskin, 2 Fox Sparrow. From Greg Hanisek: 10/30/13 - Litchfield, Bantam Lake, North Bay -- female BLACK SCOTER (present several days). Bantam Lake, South Bay -- 2 female Lesser Scaup. Cemetery Pond -- 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER. Litchfield in general -- 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2 flyover SNOW BUNTINGS, 5 FOX SPARROWS. From Patrick Comins: 10/30/13 - West Haven, West River Memorial Park -- Lincoln's Sparrow. From Carolyn Cimino: 10/30/13 - Waterford, Harkness Memorial State Park -- 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. From Frank Mantlik, with Sunrise Birding group: 10/30/13 - Stratford, various sites including Greenway, Short Beach, and Stratford Point -- point-blank looks at an immature Peregrine Falcon (while Common Loons were giving their eerie Halloween calls).