1. Re: Cheshire Arctic Terns (Bill Rankin)
2. Arctic Tern- Lake Candlewood (Derik Bowen)
3. Westport Cottage lane, & Southport Park, Southport
   (leslieameredith)
4. Tricolored Heron, Hammonasset (Paul Smith)
5. Bolton Notch SP/Freja Park (richard sharon)
6. Huntington State Park Redding- Yellow Billed Cuckoo Pair
   (Kate Rice)

Too many 3 on the 13th? On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 12:07 PM <ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CTBirds digest..." and also be sure to > *** TRIM OFF THE UNRELATED PORTIONS OF THE MESSAGE *** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Cheshire Arctic Terns (Bill Rankin) > 2. Arctic Tern- Lake Candlewood (Derik Bowen) > 3. Westport Cottage lane, & Southport Park, Southport > (leslieameredith) > 4. Tricolored Heron, Hammonasset (Paul Smith) > 5. Bolton Notch SP/Freja Park (richard sharon) > 6. Huntington State Park Redding- Yellow Billed Cuckoo Pair > (Kate Rice) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 10:02:53 +0000 > From: Bill Rankin <rankinbill@hotmail.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Cheshire Arctic Terns > To: Andrew McGann <andrew.mcgann@gmail.com>, ashippee > <ashippee@snet.net> > Cc: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Message-ID: <MN2PR06MB67202B29ECBAFAD80E626DA8D5CD9@MN2PR06MB6720.nam > prd06.prod.outlook.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > > Mark Aronson and I ran into each other at the reservoir in Cheshire, and > alas we saw no terns, with bins or scopes. Nothing flying around, and > nothing on the water except for three ruddy ducks, some geese and mallards, > and lots of swans (on nest!). > > Bill Rankin > New Haven > > > ________________________________ > From: Andrew McGann via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2022 7:41:05 PM > To: ashippee <ashippee@snet.net> > Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Cheshire Arctic Terns > > My guess is that the larger lakes/reservoirs will be better, but go farther > inland than where the birds can sense the shoreline. Once they get “close > enough” they’ll probably push through to the coast. > > Also, they might follow the rivers to the sea, so if you want to spot > Arctic Terns in transit, set up vigil at a good large river vista. > > If you want to look for stuck terns, check the larger inland reservoirs > away from rivers. > > Also… my two cents is that these ARE storm-driven birds. Just because it > wasn’t raining much here doesn’t mean it wasn’t a storm. This was a monster > low pressure sea system (with multiple houses finally succumbing to the > Atlantic on the Outer Banks of NC this week). Arctic Terns are a marine > species, and these unlucky chaps were definitely driven to make a detour by > this system. Unrelenting northeast winds for that many days… it puts a dent > in your migration route. Same reason why I still don’t have any House Wrens > setting up shop here in New Haven yet! > > But the pattern is changing, and there’s going to be a huge pulse of avian > movement in the next 3 days. > > Great time to get out, probably everywhere. > > Best, > Andy McGann > New Haven, CT > > > > On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 6:58 PM ashippee via CTBirds < > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > Any wisdom or guess if they'd be there tomorrow, Sat.? > > Or other news of more southern birds I sure would be appreciated. > > Tx. Arthur Shippee, Hamden > > On Friday, May 13, 2022, 06:26:56 PM EDT, Mark via CTBirds < > > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > > There were six Arctic Terns at Broad Brook Reservoir in Cheshire as of > > 6pm. Seen from Reservoir Rd. > > > > Mark Barriger > > Wallingford, CT > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > > list rules and subscription information visit: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > > > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > > list rules and subscription information visit: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 06:31:48 -0400 > From: Derik Bowen <rocketguy66@gmail.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Arctic Tern- Lake Candlewood > To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Message-ID: <C89A1C74-E2C4-4F14-B1DB-29FBC33B662B@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > At 6:30am one Arctic Tern remains at Lake Candlewood. Viewed from the > pullout just last the Marina at 41.46722° N, 73.42378° W. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 09:44:00 -0400 > From: leslieameredith <leslieameredith@aol.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Westport Cottage lane, & Southport Park, Southport > To: Ct Birdlist <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Message-ID: <A62213F6-FEC8-49F8-94C0-B769C5AEE1D5@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > First wood thrush heard in over two years this morning, maybe two, on our > dead end. I fested they’d never return. Also Yellow Warbler and Common > Yellowthroat passing through. > Southport Park: Yellow warbler preening and singing. Heard Black-throated > Blue. FOY Chimney Swifts. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 10:04:47 -0400 > From: Paul Smith <psmith29@hotmail.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Tricolored Heron, Hammonasset > To: CT Birds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Message-ID: <PH7PR13MB5618FC304E835EAB29A51D73DFCD9@PH7PR13MB5618.nam > prd13.prod.outlook.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Tricolored Heron just flew into Boulder Pond. Little Blue also present. > > Paul Smith > New Haven > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 17:45:37 +0300 > From: richard sharon <rls1661@hotmail.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Bolton Notch SP/Freja Park > To: ctbirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Message-ID: <MWHPR1301MB19189531266D8C14F56B36F7A2CD9@MWHPR1301MB1918 > .namprd13.prod.outlook.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > Orioles & Red Eyed vireos too numerous to count. Also redstart, yellow, > B&W, LA waterthrush, veery, black vulture. > Richard Sharon & Kris Treat > > > > Sent from myMail for iOS > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 12:07:20 -0400 > From: Kate Rice <krbirder1888@gmail.com> > Subject: [CT Birds] Huntington State Park Redding- Yellow Billed > Cuckoo Pair > To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Message-ID: > <CAEpXgumg= > tFnki0z9AoxnMNw2Guar9W+M5i86Zsxvz4CrEA_9Q@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Among other highlights I came upon a pair of Yellow Billed Cuckoo, on the > carriage trail below the fields. > Of note as well the are the Bobolinks, lone Hooded Warbler, and many Blue > Winged Warblers. > Katie Rice > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. 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