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12/26/2008 RAZORBILL

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Roy Harvey
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 2:27 AM

From Nick Bonomo:
12/26 - Mystic, Enders Island -- RAZORBILL on the water to the south,
in the direction of Fishers Island.
Waterford, Harkness SP -- female COMMON EIDER continues close to shore
from the point, 10 PURPLE SANDPIPERS.
Groton, Avery Point -- first-winter GLAUCOUS GULL flew west across the
Thames River, PURPLE SANDPIPER.

From Bill Yule:
12/26 - Essex/Lyme on the CT River -- 3 Rough-legged Hawks, one dark,
two light.

From Patrick Comins and several Butchers:
12/26 -  Windsor, Windsor Landfill -- 2 ICELAND GULLS, PINE SISKIN. No
sign of any of the Thayer's but gull numbers were low.

From Angela Dimmitt:
12/26 - Sherman/Atchinson Cove Road -- 25-30 PINE SISKINS.

From Brian Webster:
12/26 - Stratford, Great Meadows (behind building #650) -- (1) Juv.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (light morph.... dark 'wrists'), possible Cackling
(Richardson's) or Lesser Canada Goose.
Stratford, Long Beach -- (13) Snow Buntings, (1) Lesser'Black Backed
Gull, (1) GLAUCOUS GULL... seen by Jim Dugan, (1) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
(dark morph) perched on very first telephone pole BEFORE cottages.
Stratford, Stratford Point -- (1) CLAY-COLORED SPARROW along
chain-link fence where it has been for the last several weeks.
Stratford, Frash Pond -- (1) Lesser Black-backed Gull (not on
water/ice this time.... perched on top op building 2 dumpsters down
drom the Dunkin' Donuts end).

From Neil Currie with Tom Hook:
12/25 - Stratford, Lordship Point, along fence just outside of locked
gate to old gunclub, just after noon, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.

From Nick Bonomo: 12/26 - Mystic, Enders Island -- RAZORBILL on the water to the south, in the direction of Fishers Island. Waterford, Harkness SP -- female COMMON EIDER continues close to shore from the point, 10 PURPLE SANDPIPERS. Groton, Avery Point -- first-winter GLAUCOUS GULL flew west across the Thames River, PURPLE SANDPIPER. From Bill Yule: 12/26 - Essex/Lyme on the CT River -- 3 Rough-legged Hawks, one dark, two light. From Patrick Comins and several Butchers: 12/26 - Windsor, Windsor Landfill -- 2 ICELAND GULLS, PINE SISKIN. No sign of any of the Thayer's but gull numbers were low. From Angela Dimmitt: 12/26 - Sherman/Atchinson Cove Road -- 25-30 PINE SISKINS. From Brian Webster: 12/26 - Stratford, Great Meadows (behind building #650) -- (1) Juv. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (light morph.... dark 'wrists'), possible Cackling (Richardson's) or Lesser Canada Goose. Stratford, Long Beach -- (13) Snow Buntings, (1) Lesser'Black Backed Gull, (1) GLAUCOUS GULL... seen by Jim Dugan, (1) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (dark morph) perched on very first telephone pole BEFORE cottages. Stratford, Stratford Point -- (1) CLAY-COLORED SPARROW along chain-link fence where it has been for the last several weeks. Stratford, Frash Pond -- (1) Lesser Black-backed Gull (not on water/ice this time.... perched on top op building 2 dumpsters down drom the Dunkin' Donuts end). From Neil Currie with Tom Hook: 12/25 - Stratford, Lordship Point, along fence just outside of locked gate to old gunclub, just after noon, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.