From Aaron Dollar: 03/05/14 - New Haven, corner of Bradley and Lincoln -- Haven't seen it in a few weeks, but the Redheaded Woodpecker was back defending its perch against a group of bluejays this morning at 9 AM. From Hank Golet: 03/05/14 - Waterford, Harkness SP -- 2 male NORTHERN PINTAIL in Neiring Pond. Off the beach 20 COMMON EIDER. From Robert Hutton: 03/05/14 - New Haven, Long Wharf pier -- Red-necked Grebe. From Charlotte Matthews: 03/05/14 - Stratford, Housatonic Avenue -- Male Northern Pintail in back yard with a pair of Mallards. From Steve & Charla Spector: 03/04/14 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 1:30-2:30 PM; 2 Rough-legged Hawks, Snowy Owl (at same spot on dune next to boardwalk as Monday). From Paul Carrier: 03/04/14 - Harwinton yard -- 2 Pine Siskin! From Russ Smiley: 03/04/14 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 1:15 PM: Besides the oft seen white-winged gull, there was a Lesser Black-backed Gull on the beach. From Keith Mueller: 03/04/14 - Southbury, Housatonic River, below the Shepaug Dam -- after lunch; 1 1st cycle Glaucous Gull, 2 1st cycle Iceland Gulls. From Steve & Charla Spector: 03/03/14 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 4:00 PM; Snowy Owl atop dune next to main beach boardwalk. Milford, Merwin Point -- 3:00 PM; 10 Purple Sandpipers, 5 Great Cormorant. (Did not see Snowy Owl that has been seen sitting on local rooftops lately.) From John Oshlick: 03/03/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 10 Bonaparte's Gulls at Meigs point. 5 Lapland Longspurs in nature center lot. I also had a possible juvenile Gambel's type White-crowned Sparrow feeding at the side of the road near the nature center. It had a pale lores and a bright orange bill. From Patrick Comins: 03/03/14 - Southbury -- There were at least 3 Iceland Gulls and 1 Glaucous Gull at the river near Mitchell Farm. Two first cycle Iceland Gulls at lunch and a first and a second cycle Iceland Gull before work. Glaucous was there both visits. From Arthur Shippee: 03/05/14 - Hamden: North Lake Dr -- Brown Creeper; 14 Rusty Blackbirds (M & F).