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10/06/2014

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Roy Harvey
Tue, Oct 7, 2014 2:10 AM

From John Marshall:
10/06/14 - Barkhamsted, Lower Greenwoods -- PHILADELPHIA VIREO.

From Jim Carr:
10/06/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Royal Terns at end of
Meig's Point Jetty. Found by Charlie & Shirlie Rafford.

From Paul Desjardins:
10/06/14 - Windsor, Northwest Park -- 2 Black Vultures, Peregrine
Falcon, 13 Common Ravens (and one more in Windsor Locks), and a Cape
May Warbler (first spotted by Ford Parker).

From Michaelene Komara:
10/06/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- American Golden-Plover
in field across from Swan Pond.

From Chuck Imbergamo:
10/06/14 - Madison, Bauer Park -- 7:30 to 10:00 AM; an Eastern
Meadowlark made a very brief stop, just long enough for a few
pictures.

From Stefan Martin:
10/05/14 - Greenwich, Rockwood reservoir -- 6 Pectoral Sandpipers.
10/06/14 - Greenwich, Rockwood reservoir(?) -- 2 Pectoral Sandpipers.

From Greg Hanisek:
10/06/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch -- 1 COMMON
NIGHTHAWK, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1
AMERICAN PIPIT, 40 PURPLE FINCHES, 55 PINE SISKINS.

From Steve Spector:
10/06/14 - Milford, Stop & Shop near Silver Sands -- 6:19 PM; 4 Common
Nighthawks.

From Charlie Barnard Jr:
10/06/14 - Stratford, McKinney NWR, RR Track Trail -- Not realizing
that the bird was there, I accidentally flushed an American Bittern
near the far end of the trail Monday morning.

From Preston Lust:
10/06/14 - Westport(?), Winslow Park -- A flyover Pine Siskin heard
calling.

From Dana Campbell:
10/06/14 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- Between 9:00 and 10:30 AM; 2
juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers drilling a willow tree, a small
flock of Red-breasted Nuthatches in the trees along the water.

From Jim Hunter:
10/05/14 - Westport -- 4 Rusty Blackbirds in a mixed flock of 500+
assorted blackbirds moving high in trees and just at tree top level
heading east from Sherwood Island Connector over Green's Farms
Congregational Church and towards South Turkey Hill Road.

From John Marshall: 10/06/14 - Barkhamsted, Lower Greenwoods -- PHILADELPHIA VIREO. From Jim Carr: 10/06/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Royal Terns at end of Meig's Point Jetty. Found by Charlie & Shirlie Rafford. From Paul Desjardins: 10/06/14 - Windsor, Northwest Park -- 2 Black Vultures, Peregrine Falcon, 13 Common Ravens (and one more in Windsor Locks), and a Cape May Warbler (first spotted by Ford Parker). From Michaelene Komara: 10/06/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- American Golden-Plover in field across from Swan Pond. From Chuck Imbergamo: 10/06/14 - Madison, Bauer Park -- 7:30 to 10:00 AM; an Eastern Meadowlark made a very brief stop, just long enough for a few pictures. From Stefan Martin: 10/05/14 - Greenwich, Rockwood reservoir -- 6 Pectoral Sandpipers. 10/06/14 - Greenwich, Rockwood reservoir(?) -- 2 Pectoral Sandpipers. From Greg Hanisek: 10/06/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch -- 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 40 PURPLE FINCHES, 55 PINE SISKINS. From Steve Spector: 10/06/14 - Milford, Stop & Shop near Silver Sands -- 6:19 PM; 4 Common Nighthawks. From Charlie Barnard Jr: 10/06/14 - Stratford, McKinney NWR, RR Track Trail -- Not realizing that the bird was there, I accidentally flushed an American Bittern near the far end of the trail Monday morning. From Preston Lust: 10/06/14 - Westport(?), Winslow Park -- A flyover Pine Siskin heard calling. From Dana Campbell: 10/06/14 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- Between 9:00 and 10:30 AM; 2 juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers drilling a willow tree, a small flock of Red-breasted Nuthatches in the trees along the water. From Jim Hunter: 10/05/14 - Westport -- 4 Rusty Blackbirds in a mixed flock of 500+ assorted blackbirds moving high in trees and just at tree top level heading east from Sherwood Island Connector over Green's Farms Congregational Church and towards South Turkey Hill Road.