From Patrick Dugan via Virginia Winston: 04/15/14 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- 8:12 AM; Little Gull. 8:30 AM; Little Gull flew off. From Lynn Jones: 04/15/14 - Stratford/Milford, I-95 -- While driving across the Housatonic river Tuesday morning, I saw a Northern Gannet close to road level on the Moses Wheeler Bridge. I tried to convince myself it was a strange gull/ cormorant hybrid but it didn't work. ;-) Maybe this rain is doing some funky things along the coast. From Tina Green: 04/15/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 11:25 PM; Little Gull on runway of the model airplane field (with many Bonaparte's Gulls), but they all flew off toward the beach. 12:30; adult non-breeding Little Gull (with 400 Bonaparte's Gulls), Iceland Gull, on the East Beach. Joined by a Glaucous Gull minutes later. From Frank Mantlik: 04/15/14 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- 2 PM, rain and wind storm (from SSW at 25+ mph, big surf); 1 Northern Gannet, 1 Iceland Gull (1st-cycle), 1100 Brant and hundreds of usual gulls on ballfields. Zero Bonaparte's Gulls; zero shorebirds. Stratford, Long Beach -- 1 Iceland Gull (1st-cycle). Stratford, Birdseye Boatramp -- pair Blue-winged Teal. From Hank Golet: 04/14/14 - Lyme -- WHIP-POOR-WILL. From Micky Komara: 04/14/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- A pair of gorgeous Brown Thrashers were actively working the parking circle at Middle Beach for at least two hours, from mid to late afternoon. From Dan Rottino with Jack Faller: 04/14/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- A Snowy Owl at the west end by the first pavilion on the left across from the Swan Pond. From Gina Nichol: 04/14/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- Monday's Snowy Owl put on an amazing show flying and landing on various perches around the East Beach parking lot. Also Little Blue Heron. From The Raffords: 04/14/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- Snowy Owl on pavilion roof across the street from the Swan pond.  8:00 AM. From Chuck Imbergamo: 04/14/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Willard Island parking lot -- Pair of Boat-tailed Grackles, seen with Dan Rottino. From Renee Baade: 04/14/14 - Stratford, pond across from the 600 warehouse on Lordship Blvd -- Eurasian Wigeon and Northern Shoveler. From Frank Mantlik: 04/14/14 - Milford, Milford Point -- 5 Northern Shovelers, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 4 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, 1 Black Vulture, 2 Common Ravens. From Paul Cianfaglione: 04/14/14 - West Hartford, Reservoir #6 -- 1 LONG-TAILED DUCK. From John Marshall: 04/14/14 - Litchfield, White Memorial's Little Pond -- AMERICAN BITTERN, Northeast side of the pond. From Tina Green: 04/14/14 - Westport, Cockenoe Island -- with AJ Hand; 4 Blue-winged Teal, 2+ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Sherwood Island State Park -- Northern Gannet, 2 Wilson's Snipe in ditch next to model airplane field. Norwalk, Canfield Creek Marsh -- with AJ Hand; 2 Little Blue Heron, 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Wilson's Snipe. From Paul Desjardins: 04/14/14 - New Haven, New Haven harbor -- Northern Gannet diving as seen from the boat ramp in West Haven. From Robert Braunfield: 04/14/14 - Fairfield -- 2 Northern Gannets off Fairfield Beach Monday, late afternoon, not too far out. First time I've seen them there. From Art Gingert: 04/13/14 - North Goshen, Goshen Wildlife Management Area -- Ruffed Grouse. From SH Johnston: 04/13/14 - Hartford, downtown -- around 5:30 PM; 1 COMMON RAVEN alighting on Lincoln Financial building. New Britian, corner of Main and Chestnut Streets -- by the curb, head of an AMERICAN WOODCOCK. Photos and commentary here: http://quodlibet-sarah.blogspot.com/2014/04/whats-that-bird-bat.html.