From Tina Green: 05/09/14 - Westport, Compo Beach -- American Pipit with the group on the grassy parking area and bathing in the puddles. Also Black Skimmer. Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- Black Skimmer flew in from behind me over the marsh behind the model airplane field. Feeding in the marsh. Also fourteen Bobolinks (m & f) feeding under the Purple Martin gourds(20 martins)at the nature center. Fairfield, Birdcraft -- Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler. Later, Wilson's Warbler (found by Alex Burdo). Fairfield, Birdcraft Sanctuary -- 17 species of warblers including Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler. From Paul Cianfaglione: 05/09/14 - East Hartford, Rentschler Field -- 2 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, 7 EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 6 BOBOLINK. From Brian Kleinman: 05/09/14 - East Granby Farms, East Granby -- 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS feeding on the exposed vegetation at the pond. From Frank Mantlik, Gina Nichol, and Sunrise Birding Walk: 05/09/14 - Hamden/New Haven, East Rock Park -- Blackburnian Warbler. From Cynthia Ehlinger: 05/09/14 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, LINCOLN'S SPARROW. From Jake Musser: 05/09/14 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Black Skimmer "skimming" in marsh at 4:40. From John Oshlick: 05/09/14 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 1 Wilson's Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler. From Florence McBride: 05/09/14 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- around 11:30 AM; From Dan Rottino: 05/09/14 - Portland, Wangunk Meadows WMA -- 1 adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. East Hartford, Cabela's Field -- 1 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW seen and several more heard, 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 3 BOBOLINK (FOY), 1 AMERICAN KESTREL, 8 EASTERN MEADOWLARK. Wethersfield Meadows -- 15 SOLITARY SANDPIPER at the north end with an assortment of other shorebirds. The road south to Rocky Hill was messy and under repair but the RH section was ok and there I found a BOBOLINK. From Steve & Charla Spector: 05/09/14 - Milford, Walker's Pond--Swainson's Thrush. Mondo Ponds -- 3 Blackburnian Warblers. Milford Point -- Blue-winged Teal, White-crowned Sparrow, From Patrick Comins: 05/09/14 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- One White-rumped Sandpiper at Sandy Point this evening plus good numbers of the expected stuff. Earlier, there was a Lincoln's Sparrow under the feeder close to the birding balcony. There was a Wilson's Warbler at the SE corner of Althea's Meadow, a Blackburnian Warbler near the barn From Stephen Thomas: 05/09/14 - Bethany, Veterans Memorial Park -- 12:00 PM; 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS feeding over the lake. From Roy Harvey: 05/09/14 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- At least one male and one female Orchard Oriole on either side of the street by the Kellog center.