Note: The report of a Great Crested Flycatcher at Hammonasset on Monday generated a lot of interest because of the very real possibility it was a more exotic alternative. The bird was seen well on Tuesday and "there does not seem to be anything to suggest that it is not a Great Crested Flycatcher." Oh well. From Bill Banks: 10/29/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- noon; 3 White Pelicans moving west together just north of the park. Also in the course of the day, 6 Eastern Meadowlarks. From Ryan MacLean: 10/29/13 - Greenwich, Audubon Greenwich, Quaker Ridge -- A juvenile Golden Eagle came by over the field around 10:50 AM. I first spotted 3 WHITE PELICANS around 2:35 over the Audubon Center building to the east. They slowly worked their way southwest and were eventually visible with the naked eye over the center parking lot. Presumedly these are the same birds seen at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven earlier in the day. From Annie and Mike Perko: 10/29/13 - Colchester yard -- 4th day in a row a flock of 30 plus Rusty Blackbirds showed up in our yard. They have been eating dogwood berries and staying around most of day other than flying up to trees when cars go down the dead end street. From Keith MUeller: 10/29/13 - Middlefield, Lyman's Pond -- 2 Northern Pintail. Meriden, Bishop's Pond -- 8 Northern Shovelers. From Steve & Charla Spector: 10/29/13 - Milford(?), yard -- 10:00 AM; Snow Bunting in backyard, a first as a yardbird for us. From Tina Green: 10/29/13 - Westport, Compo Beach -- White-winged Scoter. From Ray Belding: 10/29/13 - Torrington, Weigold Rd -- 1 White-crowned Sparrow. From Frank Gallo: 10/29/13 - Milford, Mondo Ponds -- A young male Eurasian Wigeon was on the small west pond in the morning. The bird has a dark rust-colored head without much of a crown stripe and is molting in gray flanks but still has quite a bit of rust on the flanks. From Jerry Connolly: 10/29/13 - Madison, Bauer Park -- A sunset visit yielded 2-3 VESPER SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. From Matthew Male via Jerry Connolly: 10/28/13 - Madison, Bauer Park -- Blue Grosbeak at Bauer at sunset. From Mike Warner: 10/28/13 - Wilton, Horseshoe Pond -- 9:50 AM; Two Rusty Blackbirds were feeding on the mudflats of Horseshoe Pond with its lowered water level. From Judy Moore: 10/28/13 - Woodbridge, Woodbridge Community Garden -- 9 AM; one White-crowned Sparrow (imm.), Brown Thrasher, Swainson's Thrush, Winter Wren. From Jim Carr: 10/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park, west end, farthest field on right -- 10:45 AM; 100 or so American Pipits. From Keith MUeller: 10/28/13 - Middlefield, Lyman's Pond -- 2 Northern Pintail. Meriden, Bishop's Pond -- 5 Northern Shovelers. Durham, Greenbacher's Pond -- 5 smaller Canada Goose subspecies (with various short and stubby bills), 1 Cackling Goose. From Paul Carrier: 10/28/13 - Waterbury, train station -- Peregrine Falcon "playing with" a flock of European Starlings right over I-84.