From Keith Mueller with Tom Sara Tina Kathy and Mark: 12/21/13 - Guilford, LI Sound, Faulkner's Island -- 75 Common Eider, 50 Purple Sandpiper. From Dan and Karen Mercurio: 12/21/13 - Wallingford, Stop & Shop -- the Iceland Gull carries on. Milford, Merwin Point -- The Harlequin Duck was kind enough to parade right past us and preen on the beach. From Russ Smiley: 12/21/13 - Stonington, Barn Island -- Black-headed Gull continues. From Allan Welby: 12/21/13 - East Haven, end of Brazos Road -- 9:30 AM; Great looks at Barrows Goldeneye in calm water; looking straight out into the sound, it was to the left. Also, 22 very tame Purple Sandpipers. From Dan Rottino and John Marshall: 12/21/13 - Stratford, Warehouse Pond -- 11:15 AM; 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER flew into a bush alongside the pond. 1 WINTER WREN. From Allan Welby: 12/21/13 - Milford, Anchor Beach -- noon; Female Harlequin Duck continues, hanging out around flagpole. From Beverly Propen: 12/21/13 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 9:30 to 10:40 AM; 2 Snowy Owls. First one seen far out, past cedar trees, near osprey platform, flying through the salt marsh, then landing in a dead tree. It flew when a hunter in a boat came by and landed closer to the parking lot. Many birders there getting nice looks. Lots of gun shots throughout marsh. Second one was seen as I was leaving Long Beach, just sitting on a wood pole just before the houses. From Sophie Zyla: 12/21/13 - Stratford, Long Beach -- One Snowy Owl on the fence post near the water of the first house as you pull into Long Beach and another in a tree 1 mile or so, not far from the osprey platforms. From Tim Wininger: 12/21/13 - Waterford, Harkness Memorial Park -- around 10 AM; Grasshopper Sparrow I think. From Dan Rottino: 12/21/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2:45 PM; 1 SHORT-EARED OWL viewed from the Cedar Island platform, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (with 40 Horned Lark), 2 PURPLE SANDPIPER. Add to this list a Rough-legged Hawk north across the river as viewed from the north end of Willard's Island. From Carolyn Cimino: 12/21/13 - Lyme, Elys Ferry Rd -- afternoon; 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (light morph). From Florence McBride: 12/21/13 - New Haven, Long Wharf, very close to the Korean War and Vietnam memorial monuments -- Snowy Owl, with plumage that looks like that of either an adult female or immature male. The bird was first located by Arne Rosengren at 11:15 am, re-located at about 1:40 by Florence and Michael McBride and Nancy Rosenbaum, and then again by Arne around 2:20 pm. Arne comments: This bird looked much smaller than the one in similar plumage (and at the same distance) that he saw at Long Beach Nov. 30, so he thinks it's likely to be an immature male. From Robert Dixon: 12/21/13 - Sterling yard -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, WINTER WREN. From Steve Kotchko: 12/21/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- afternoon; ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK hovering over the water across from the bird viewing platform out on Willard's Island. Also 2 SNOW BUNTINGS in field across from Nature Center. From Donna Caporaso: 12/21/13 - Stratford, Behind Buckley Building -- 1 Fox Sparrow (there have been 3 previously but the one with no tail feathers is the only one seen today). Long Beach -- 10:00 AM; 2 Snowy Owls (retrieved a pellet). Airport -- 1:30 PM; 1 Dark Morph Rough Leg Hawk seen in trees near runway. From Alex Burdo and Jim Orrico: 12/21/13 - Fairfield, Upper Ash Creek (as viewed from the Jewish Home for the Elderly) -- 2 male EURASIAN WIGEON; fantastic numbers of the commoner waterfowl species. Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- 1 light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Stratford, Short Beach Road -- PEREGRINE FALCON. Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- 1 Great Cormorant. East Haven, Brazos Road -- 1 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues. From Paul Desjardins: 12/21/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- morning; Eastern Meadowlark seen flying west just after leaving Meig's Point section. Also a Purple Sandpiper at Meig's Point and Lapland Longspur in field near nature center. From Robert Marra: 12/20/13 - West Haven, sandy Point -- Snowy Owl at dawn, far out on the point.