From Stuart Johnson: 04/17/14 - New Haven -- At noon today, a swallow-tailed kite flew by my office window headed toward West Rock. Office at the corner of Church and Eln, on the 18th floor. The bird appeared to be sort of meandering west toward West Rock, but with the easterly component to the wind, was actually out of sight, even with binoculars, fairly soon. From Frank Gallo: 04/17/14 - Milford, Mondo Ponds -- male Yellow-throated Warbler Thursday morning, feeding in a vine tangle (with a Blue-gray gnatcatcher about 10 yards to the west of the north parking lot on the right. The lot is off Naugatuck Ave. Park and walk west (right) from the lot. The bird was on the right in the dense vine tangles near the road. The tangles can be seen from the road, as well. It appeared to be a white-lored bird with a large bill. NOTE: Many birders searched the area, it was not relocated. From Nina Dolan: 04/17/14 - Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- Male Red-headed Woodpecker near Sections, 2, 9 & 10. From Debbie McTigue with Steph and Duncan Stewart: 04/17/14 - Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- Red-headed Woodpecker seen around 2:45 around sections 2, 9 and 10. From Paul Cianfaglione: 04/17/14 - Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues in reported area as does a BROWN THRASHER. From Jonah Cohen: 04/17/14 - Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- ~5:45-6:15; Red-headed Woodpecker at the intersection of sections 2, 9 + 10. Excellent looks at him, and he was still there when I left. A Brown Thrasher was also in the same area, seen quite close at one point when he was noisily foraging under the bushes (and, at one point, landing high in a tree and letting out a loud call for 5 minutes without pausing for breath). From Randall Sabia: 04/17/14 - Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- Red-headed Woodpecker as indicated in the posting, spending most of its time on the ground. Per another birder here, this bird has been very reliable at the spot for the last three weeks. From Tina Green: 04/17/14 - Litchfield, Cemetery Pond -- American Bittern spotted at edge of cattails and phragmites while scanning for ducks. Pair of Blue-winged Teal. From Marty Moore: 04/17/14 - Wallingford -- Glossy Ibis in the farm pond on the left (North) side of Whirlwind Hill Road as you approach Pistapaug Pond. From Robert Dixon: 04/17/14 - Sterling yard -- at the feeders this morning, PURPLE FINCH (1m) and BROWN THRASHER. From Roy Harvey: 04/17/14 - Oxford/Monroe, Housatonic River, Stevenson Dam -- just one Cliff Swallow identified.