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09/29/2013

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Roy Harvey
Mon, Sep 30, 2013 3:09 AM

 From Russ Naylor:
09/29/13 - Woodbury, Rt 317 near the Pomperaug River -- 6:00 PM;
Greater White-fronted Goose, with 200 to 250 Canada Geese.

From John Oshlick:
09/29/13 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 1 Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher at the edge of the large field East of the parking area
behind the fenced-in gas well.

From Timothy L Thompson  with Paul Desjardins:
09/29/13 -  South Windsor, Station 43 -- Rusty Blackbird, Marsh Wren,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Lincoln's Sparrow.

From Paul Carrier:
09/29/13 - Harwinton yard -- 2 CAPE-MAY WARBLER, 3 BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 3 TENNESSEE WARBLER,

From Paul Cianfaglione with Gil Kleiner:
09/29/13 - Canton, Canton Yard -- 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER in yard all day
guarding sap well from many species of birds except the sapsuckers,
and visiting bird bath.

From Steve Mayo:
09/29/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- fly-over DICKCISSEL,
American Pipit, and a short finch flight with at least 20 Purple
Finch.

From  Robert Dixon:
09/29/13 - Sterling yard -- flight calls heard Sunday morning included
SWAINSON'S THRUSH (7) and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2). Also in yard
Sunday, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (2).
Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL (2) and
LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

From Jon Schwartz:
09/28/13 - Burlington -- two Golden Eagles soaring in circles over the
Village area for several minutes, doing some interesting acrobatics.

From Jerry Connolly and The Audubon Shop Sat. Bird Walk Crew:
09/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- CONNECTICUT WARBLER (10:15 AM.
Seen very briefly before vanishing just beyond the footprint of the
missing platform at north end of Willard's Isle.), AMERICAN BITTERN
(9:30 AM. Marsh east of Nature Center parking lot), BROWN THRASHER.

From Pat Tamborra:
09/28/13 - Salem, 17 Harris Road, yard -- 11 AM; I observed an
Orange-crowned Warbler briefly in with a mixed feeding flock (mostly
titmice and chickadees).  It was on ground and in some flowering
hyssop outside my window overlooking feeders.

From Paul Desjardins:
09/28/13 - Windsor -- Tennessee Warbler.

From Fran Zygmont, John Marshall, and David Zomick:
09/28/13 - Barkhamsted, Lower Greenwoods -- 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

From Lisa Wahle
09/28/13 - Chester, Chester Creek bike loop -- Lincoln's sparrow in
shrubby area along RR track on Dock Road.

From Frank & Linda Mantlik:
09/28/13 - Stratford yard -- adult female CAPE MAY WARBLER low in
white Buddleia Butterfly Bush, first spotted by Linda.  Actually, at
least 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS fed together in our yard for 1.5 hours. Also
seen, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

From Paul Cianfaglione:
09/28/13 - Canton, Canton Yard -- 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER coming to bird
bath all afternoon, 1 resident AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH3
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
Hartford, Riverside Park Pond -- 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.

From Bill Asteriades:
09/28/13 - Glastonbury, Riverfront Park and fields near the CT river
-- 2 AMERICAN PIPIT, 12 BOBOLINK, 13 LINCOLN'S SPARROW and 2
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.

From Tina Green:
09/28/13 - Westport, CT Audubon Tree Farm -- 2 Yellow-bellied
Sapsuckers.
Southport, Southport Beach -- Marsh Wrens, Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh
Sparrow.

From Robert Dixon:
09/28/13 - Sterling yard -- flight calls heard Saturday morning
included SWAINSON'S THRUSH (7) and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2). Also in
yard Saturday: AMERICAN WOODCOCK, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a first
for the yard flyover adult PEREGRINE FALCON (#172).
Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL (2), LINCOLN'S
SPARROW (2).

From Dan Rottino:
09/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- The bill and head of a
very secretive AMERICAN BITTERN was seen by a fair number of birders
in the marsh just east of the Nature Center parking lot in
mid-afternoon.  Although it was quite close to the edge of the marsh
near the parking lot, and also staying in place the entire time, it
only rarely lifted its head up high enough to be detectable.  A few of
us also had a close up view of a PEREGRINE FALCON fly directly
overhead at the north end of Willard's Island.

From Annette Cunniffe w/Al Collins, on his boat
09/28/13 - Norwalk, Norwalk Islands -- 4 White-winged Scoters.

 From Russ Naylor: 09/29/13 - Woodbury, Rt 317 near the Pomperaug River -- 6:00 PM; Greater White-fronted Goose, with 200 to 250 Canada Geese. From John Oshlick: 09/29/13 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at the edge of the large field East of the parking area behind the fenced-in gas well. From Timothy L Thompson  with Paul Desjardins: 09/29/13 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- Rusty Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Lincoln's Sparrow. From Paul Carrier: 09/29/13 - Harwinton yard -- 2 CAPE-MAY WARBLER, 3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 3 TENNESSEE WARBLER, From Paul Cianfaglione with Gil Kleiner: 09/29/13 - Canton, Canton Yard -- 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER in yard all day guarding sap well from many species of birds except the sapsuckers, and visiting bird bath. From Steve Mayo: 09/29/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- fly-over DICKCISSEL, American Pipit, and a short finch flight with at least 20 Purple Finch. From Robert Dixon: 09/29/13 - Sterling yard -- flight calls heard Sunday morning included SWAINSON'S THRUSH (7) and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2). Also in yard Sunday, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (2). Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL (2) and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. From Jon Schwartz: 09/28/13 - Burlington -- two Golden Eagles soaring in circles over the Village area for several minutes, doing some interesting acrobatics. From Jerry Connolly and The Audubon Shop Sat. Bird Walk Crew: 09/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- CONNECTICUT WARBLER (10:15 AM. Seen very briefly before vanishing just beyond the footprint of the missing platform at north end of Willard's Isle.), AMERICAN BITTERN (9:30 AM. Marsh east of Nature Center parking lot), BROWN THRASHER. From Pat Tamborra: 09/28/13 - Salem, 17 Harris Road, yard -- 11 AM; I observed an Orange-crowned Warbler briefly in with a mixed feeding flock (mostly titmice and chickadees). It was on ground and in some flowering hyssop outside my window overlooking feeders. From Paul Desjardins: 09/28/13 - Windsor -- Tennessee Warbler. From Fran Zygmont, John Marshall, and David Zomick: 09/28/13 - Barkhamsted, Lower Greenwoods -- 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROW. From Lisa Wahle 09/28/13 - Chester, Chester Creek bike loop -- Lincoln's sparrow in shrubby area along RR track on Dock Road. From Frank & Linda Mantlik: 09/28/13 - Stratford yard -- adult female CAPE MAY WARBLER low in white Buddleia Butterfly Bush, first spotted by Linda. Actually, at least 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS fed together in our yard for 1.5 hours. Also seen, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Paul Cianfaglione: 09/28/13 - Canton, Canton Yard -- 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER coming to bird bath all afternoon, 1 resident AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. Hartford, Riverside Park Pond -- 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPER. From Bill Asteriades: 09/28/13 - Glastonbury, Riverfront Park and fields near the CT river -- 2 AMERICAN PIPIT, 12 BOBOLINK, 13 LINCOLN'S SPARROW and 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. From Tina Green: 09/28/13 - Westport, CT Audubon Tree Farm -- 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. Southport, Southport Beach -- Marsh Wrens, Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sparrow. From Robert Dixon: 09/28/13 - Sterling yard -- flight calls heard Saturday morning included SWAINSON'S THRUSH (7) and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2). Also in yard Saturday: AMERICAN WOODCOCK, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a first for the yard flyover adult PEREGRINE FALCON (#172). Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL (2), LINCOLN'S SPARROW (2). From Dan Rottino: 09/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- The bill and head of a very secretive AMERICAN BITTERN was seen by a fair number of birders in the marsh just east of the Nature Center parking lot in mid-afternoon. Although it was quite close to the edge of the marsh near the parking lot, and also staying in place the entire time, it only rarely lifted its head up high enough to be detectable. A few of us also had a close up view of a PEREGRINE FALCON fly directly overhead at the north end of Willard's Island. From Annette Cunniffe w/Al Collins, on his boat 09/28/13 - Norwalk, Norwalk Islands -- 4 White-winged Scoters.