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10/30/2014

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Roy Harvey
Fri, Oct 31, 2014 3:18 AM

From Fran and Tom Holloway:
10/30/14 - Guilford, Sachem's Head -- 9:00 AM; 6 Royal Terns on far
rocks.

From Paul Desjardins:
10/30/14 - Windsor, Northwest Park -- at least 5 Common Ravens, Winter
Wren and 2 Fox Sparrows.

From John Oshlick:
10/30/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park --  1 Orange-crowned
Warbler in brush just south of the start of the Cedar Island trail.

From Patrick Dugan:
10/30/14 - Stamford, Laurel Rd, Laurel Reservoir -- 1 Red-necked
Grebe.

From Russ Naylor via Patrick Comins:
10/30/14 - Roxbury, Hesseky Meadows Pond on Transylvania Road -- 45
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
Southbury, Bent of the River -- One Fox Sparrow, continuing Pine
Siskins, White-crowned Sparrows.

From Nick Bonomo:
10/30/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 3 immature LITTLE BLUE
HERON (flyby), 2 WINTER WREN (campground), CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
(campground adjacent to the Swan Pond), NELSON'S SPARROW (West end), 3
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 75 migrating PURPLE FINCH, 200 migrating PINE
SISKIN.

From Carolyn Cimino with Denise Jernigan:
10/30/14 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1
Wilson's Snipe (flyover), 2 Brown Thrashers, 12 White-crowned Sparrows
(11 juv, 1 adult).
Stratford, Stratford Marina -- 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

From Patrick Comins:
10/30/14 - Meriden, Hubbard Park -- a very white, presumably second
cycle Iceland Gull.

From Don Morgan:
10/30/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park, hawk watch -- Highlight
of the day was an immature Golden Eagle, showing the  white wing
panels and  white tail base of a juvie.

From Dave Rosgen via John Marshall:
10/30/14 - Barkhamsted, Saville Dam -- RED-NECKED GREBE.

From Fran and Tom Holloway: 10/30/14 - Guilford, Sachem's Head -- 9:00 AM; 6 Royal Terns on far rocks. From Paul Desjardins: 10/30/14 - Windsor, Northwest Park -- at least 5 Common Ravens, Winter Wren and 2 Fox Sparrows. From John Oshlick: 10/30/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 Orange-crowned Warbler in brush just south of the start of the Cedar Island trail. From Patrick Dugan: 10/30/14 - Stamford, Laurel Rd, Laurel Reservoir -- 1 Red-necked Grebe. From Russ Naylor via Patrick Comins: 10/30/14 - Roxbury, Hesseky Meadows Pond on Transylvania Road -- 45 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Southbury, Bent of the River -- One Fox Sparrow, continuing Pine Siskins, White-crowned Sparrows. From Nick Bonomo: 10/30/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 3 immature LITTLE BLUE HERON (flyby), 2 WINTER WREN (campground), CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (campground adjacent to the Swan Pond), NELSON'S SPARROW (West end), 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 75 migrating PURPLE FINCH, 200 migrating PINE SISKIN. From Carolyn Cimino with Denise Jernigan: 10/30/14 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Wilson's Snipe (flyover), 2 Brown Thrashers, 12 White-crowned Sparrows (11 juv, 1 adult). Stratford, Stratford Marina -- 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. From Patrick Comins: 10/30/14 - Meriden, Hubbard Park -- a very white, presumably second cycle Iceland Gull. From Don Morgan: 10/30/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park, hawk watch -- Highlight of the day was an immature Golden Eagle, showing the white wing panels and white tail base of a juvie. From Dave Rosgen via John Marshall: 10/30/14 - Barkhamsted, Saville Dam -- RED-NECKED GREBE.