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03/26/2013

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Roy Harvey
Wed, Mar 27, 2013 4:50 AM

From Russ Smiley:
03/26/13 - Portland, Portland Fairgrounds -- 10:15 AM; one Eurasian
Green-winged Teal with Northern Pintails and the continuing pair of
blue-winged teal.

From Keith Mueller:
03/26/13 - Portland, Portland Fairgrounds -- 1:00 PM; one drake
Eurasian Green-winged Teal and a hen that might be Eurasian as well.
Also 6 Northern Pintail and 6 Blue-winged Teal.

From Tina Green:
03/26/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- Pectoral Sandpiper
continues, 3 Wilson's Snipe, White-crowned Sparrow at feeders near
nature center.

From Steve & Charla Spector:
03/26/13 - Milford -- 3 Northern Gannets flying around Charles Island.
This is the 4th day in a row for the Northern Gannets at Charles
Island and surrounding area.  They are usually near the (shell)
fishing boats.  Also, the past weeks has seen fairly large (1000-2000)
concentrations of gulls (mainly Herring and Ring-billed) in the waters
between Charles Island and Point Lookout, seemingly surface feeding.

From Don Morgan:
03/26/13 - Pomfret, Pomfret Audubon: -- 7 BLACK VULTURES, 2 FOX
SPARROWS.
Willimantic -- 2 BLACK VULTURES circling just south of the US Rt 6
expressway east of Rt 32.

From Chris Bosak:
03/26/13 - Norwalk, Calf Pasture Beach -- Afternoon; six Snow
Buntings.

From Judy Richardson:
03/26/13 - ?????, Black Rock Tpke -- 2 Black Vultures were flying
over.

From Val Melnikov:
03/25/13 - Milford, Charles Wheeler boat launch -- 16:55; Winter Wren
singing his brains out.

From Russ Smiley: 03/26/13 - Portland, Portland Fairgrounds -- 10:15 AM; one Eurasian Green-winged Teal with Northern Pintails and the continuing pair of blue-winged teal. From Keith Mueller: 03/26/13 - Portland, Portland Fairgrounds -- 1:00 PM; one drake Eurasian Green-winged Teal and a hen that might be Eurasian as well. Also 6 Northern Pintail and 6 Blue-winged Teal. From Tina Green: 03/26/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- Pectoral Sandpiper continues, 3 Wilson's Snipe, White-crowned Sparrow at feeders near nature center. From Steve & Charla Spector: 03/26/13 - Milford -- 3 Northern Gannets flying around Charles Island. This is the 4th day in a row for the Northern Gannets at Charles Island and surrounding area. They are usually near the (shell) fishing boats. Also, the past weeks has seen fairly large (1000-2000) concentrations of gulls (mainly Herring and Ring-billed) in the waters between Charles Island and Point Lookout, seemingly surface feeding. From Don Morgan: 03/26/13 - Pomfret, Pomfret Audubon: -- 7 BLACK VULTURES, 2 FOX SPARROWS. Willimantic -- 2 BLACK VULTURES circling just south of the US Rt 6 expressway east of Rt 32. From Chris Bosak: 03/26/13 - Norwalk, Calf Pasture Beach -- Afternoon; six Snow Buntings. From Judy Richardson: 03/26/13 - ?????, Black Rock Tpke -- 2 Black Vultures were flying over. From Val Melnikov: 03/25/13 - Milford, Charles Wheeler boat launch -- 16:55; Winter Wren singing his brains out.