From Mark Szantyr: 10/24/13 - Brooklyn -- about 10 AM; I saw a clean adult light morph Swainson's Hawk fly just above tree top height across RT 6 just east of RT 169. The bird was lazily circling and gliding toward the ENE. I saw what appeared to be a long, pointed winged buteo circling as it glided along. The wings were held in a slight dihedral. Having seen six other Swainson's in CT and recognizing this shape, i pulled over to see the bird well from below. The dark trailing remiges contrasted well with pale buff underwing linings and a paler buff body. The dark contrasting hood with an obvious pale throat were distinctive. The under side of the spread tail was darkish, nearly like the wing feathers. The bird crossed a grassy field and disappeared over the treeline. From Tina Green: 10/24/13 - Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- Lesser Black-backed Gull continues. Sherwood Island State Park -- 3 Vesper Sparrows, 1 White-crowned Sparrow continue, Eastern Meadowlark. From Blair Wlochowski: 10/24/13 - Bloomfield, Carmen Arace School -- 1 Snow Goose. From Keith Mueller: 10/24/13 - Killingworth, Krupa's Pond down the street from my house -- 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Middlefield, Lyman Orchards Pond -- the 5th Pintail in three days. This one was this years hatchling with early developing feathering. It appears to be a drake by the early plumage characteristics. This was not one of the four other birds I saw over the last few days. This was also the only Pintail on the pond this morning. Meriden, Bishop's Pond -- EURASIAN WIGEON drake continues. 9 NORTHERN SHOVELERS. Also 5 BLACK VULTURES migrating south along 91. From Jamie Meyers: 10/24/13 - East Windsor, Broad Brook Pond -- at least 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS remain, far out on the extensive mud flat. From Kathy Van Der Aue: 10/24/13 - Fairfield, Birdcraft -- Fox Sparrow. From Don Morgan: 10/24/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- a gorgeous full adult GOLDEN EAGLE. Best look I've ever had at an adult; it appeared over the tall tree at the northern edge of the field, circled a few times in brilliant sunlight, then headed west over the oak trees and the harbor. Never realized before how brilliant the markings are in the right light; back looked gilded. From Frank Mantlik, with SUNRISE BIRDING Walk: 10/24/13 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- Little Blue Heron (juvenile), ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 White-crowned Sparrow. From Paul Desjardins: 10/24/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- Winter Wren. Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 2 Vesper Sparrows. From Greg Hanisek: 10/24/13 - Middlebury, Cemetery Road -- flock of about 15 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS feeding on dogwood berries in cemetery. From Stefan Martin: 10/23/13 - Greenwich, Quaker ridge -- Fox Sparrow, Swainsons Thrush.