From Sol Satin: 10/18/14 - Guilford, Sachem's Head -- 11 Royal Terns (7 adult, 4 juvenile), and 2 Forster's Terns. From Sarah Faulkner: 10/18/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- I saw one Royal Tern at the end of the Moraine Trail at Hammonasset in the afternoon. From Patrick Comins with Fran Zygmont: 10/18/14 - Litchfield, White Memorial, Little Pond -- several Virginia Rails, one Sora, lots of Pine Siskins, several Purple Finches, Marsh Wrens, American Pipit, Lincoln's Sparrow. Also an apparent "Audubon's" Warbler (western Yellow-rumped Warbler) at the entrance to Little Pond at White's Woods Road. Bantam Lake -- Bonaparte's Gull and Rusty Blackbird at North Bay. From Roy Zartarian: 10/18/14 - Newington, municipal parking lot -- immature PEREGRINE FALCON chasing after a flock of smaller birds. The Peregrine was so close to my head that I could hear its wing flaps and feel the downdraft. From Jim and Carol Zipp with Fat Robin Bird Group: 10/18/14 - Brooksvale Park, Hamden -- 11 PINE SISKINS, 12 PURPLE FINCH, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. From Frank Mantlik, with Chris Loscalzo, Steve Spector, Steve Broker, and 17 others: 10/18/14 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- The COA Sparrow Workshop found a nice variety (62 species) and number of birds this morning, with highlights: 8 species of sparrows including 10 WHITE-CROWNED, 1 VESPER, 1 NELSON'S; Plus 29 WILD TURKEYS, 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. From Jim Pfeifer: 10/18/14 - Somers -- Spent an hour this morning near the intersection of Durkee Road and Four Bridges Road. There is a new housing development started on the north side of Durkee, and a lot of dirt piles covered in weeds, adjacent to some brushy edge habitat and corn fields. I had 7 sparrow species, including 3 "Ipswitch" Savanah Sparrow), 3 White-Throated Sparrow, and 2 White-Crowned Sparrow (first Winter). From Eileen Becker-Dunn: 10/18/14 - Branford -- Two Peregrine Falcons vocalizing and diving at each over the house. Shore Drive, Short Beach Branford on the Farm River. Delightful and a first in my yard. From Paul Carrier: 10/18/14 - Harwinton, yard -- 1 Winter Wren, 2 Purple Finch at feeder, plus 4 Pine Siskin, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch. (Up in the clouds I think I heard Snow Geese!) From Angela Dimmitt: 10/18/14 - New Milford/Merryall -- flyover 20-25 PINE SISKINS.