Note: The latest word on access to Long Beach in Stratford is that the No Trespassing rule applies ONLY to the area of the 40 remaining cottages. So we are free to bird the long stretch from the parking down, but have to stay away from the cottages. From Ingrid & Tom Schaefer: 3/25 & 3/26 - Canaan, 60 Orchard Street -- 1st year male Bullock's Oriole at bird feeder. Note: Bullock's Oriole is a review species, and there are only a few state records for it. I am told it is something of identification challenge, particularly first year birds. Until we get more detail this should be considered unconfirmed (but I hope someone gets up there to check it out!) From Dennis Varza: 3/26 - Stamford, Cove Island Park, Holly Pond -- Black-headed Gull From Paul Cianfaglione: 3/26 - Farmington, Batterson Pond - 1 first winter GLAUCOUS GULL. Amazingly, almost all of the ducks have bolted from the pond!! From Brian Hiller: 3/26 - Storrs, UConn campus, southern end of Horsebarn Hill Rd -- 4 Wilson's Snipe. From Frank Mantlik: 3/26 - Stratford, Lordship Seawall -- 4pm, 1 NORTHERN GANNET, flying west. Oak Bluff Ave., Long Beach - 1500 gulls (60% Ring-billed, 40% Herring) lining the beach, feeding on freshly washed up slipper shells. From Jan Collins: 3/26 - South Windsor, Station 43 Marsh -- 10 AM, Pair BLUE-WINGED TEAL, foraging in the thick vegetation. From Mike Warner: 3/26 - Westport, Millpond -- 4 Northern Shovelers. From Olive Wysocki: 3/26 - Durham Meadows - 3 Wilson's Snipe. Greenbackers Farm pond on Route 68 (west side) -- 2 Snow Geese. From Dana Campbell: 3/26 - East Hartford, Backyard -- 1 BROWN CREEPER From Elaine Taylor: 3/25 - Bristol, Orchard Hill pond -- 4pm, LESSER SCAUP pair, ?stayed most of the evening. From Scott Williams: 3/25 - North Farms Reservoir, Wallingford -- a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL along the eastern shore. From Ernie Harris: 3/26 - Bolton backyard -- FOX SPARROW From Joe Wojtanowski: 3/26 - Enfield, St. Patrick Cemetery -- FOX SPARROW.