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03/07/2014

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Roy Harvey
Sat, Mar 8, 2014 5:15 AM

From Tina Green:
03/07/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- 3 King Eiders continue now at
7:04 AM, first found last Sunday by James "sharp eyed" Purcell, 2
females and a 1st winter male, associating with flock of Scaup and
scoters.  The tide was perfect as Sunken Island was just being exposed
with an outgoing tide.
Norwalk, 14 Acre Pond on the Stonybrook Rd end -- Blue-winged Teal and
Northern Shoveler continue.

From James Purcell:
03/07/14 - Fairfield -- a male Barrow's Goldeneye once again at
Penfield Reef.

From Paul Desjardins:
03/07/14 - Enfield, Barnes boat launch -- afternoon; the 2 Red-mecked
Grebes continue along with 4 Northern Pintails.

From Stefan Martin with Mike Warner:
03/07/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- 4:45 to 5:04 PM; 3 King Eider
continue. 2 Hen and 1 young Drake. The birds were not in the mixed
flock of Scaup and Goldeneye but were associating closer to the
White-winger scoter (15). First viewed left of the 'Red 22' marker
buoy.

From Anthony Zemba:
03/07/14 - Stratford, Stratford Point --  had a beautiful look at a
Red-necked Grebe in close to shore off the point in the afternoon.
Also, approx 65 Snow Buntings.

From Peter DeGennaro & Co:
03/07/14 - Southbury -- Good numbers of gulls (1000+) Friday near
Mitchell Farm. My dad and I, in part with Neil Currie, picked out a
Glaucous and two Iceland Gulls. The Glaucous and first Iceland were on
the river ice; the second Iceland was in the gull flock at the actual
farm.

From Stefan Martin:
03/07/14 - Stratford -- 1:20 PM; light morph Rough-legged Hawk in the
marsh north of the airport.

From Roy Harvey:
03/07/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- 2 dark morph Rough-winged
Hawks in the marsh across the river.
Stratford, Long Beach -- One Snowy Owl way far across the marsh.

From Tina Green: 03/07/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- 3 King Eiders continue now at 7:04 AM, first found last Sunday by James "sharp eyed" Purcell, 2 females and a 1st winter male, associating with flock of Scaup and scoters. The tide was perfect as Sunken Island was just being exposed with an outgoing tide. Norwalk, 14 Acre Pond on the Stonybrook Rd end -- Blue-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler continue. From James Purcell: 03/07/14 - Fairfield -- a male Barrow's Goldeneye once again at Penfield Reef. From Paul Desjardins: 03/07/14 - Enfield, Barnes boat launch -- afternoon; the 2 Red-mecked Grebes continue along with 4 Northern Pintails. From Stefan Martin with Mike Warner: 03/07/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- 4:45 to 5:04 PM; 3 King Eider continue. 2 Hen and 1 young Drake. The birds were not in the mixed flock of Scaup and Goldeneye but were associating closer to the White-winger scoter (15). First viewed left of the 'Red 22' marker buoy. From Anthony Zemba: 03/07/14 - Stratford, Stratford Point -- had a beautiful look at a Red-necked Grebe in close to shore off the point in the afternoon. Also, approx 65 Snow Buntings. From Peter DeGennaro & Co: 03/07/14 - Southbury -- Good numbers of gulls (1000+) Friday near Mitchell Farm. My dad and I, in part with Neil Currie, picked out a Glaucous and two Iceland Gulls. The Glaucous and first Iceland were on the river ice; the second Iceland was in the gull flock at the actual farm. From Stefan Martin: 03/07/14 - Stratford -- 1:20 PM; light morph Rough-legged Hawk in the marsh north of the airport. From Roy Harvey: 03/07/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- 2 dark morph Rough-winged Hawks in the marsh across the river. Stratford, Long Beach -- One Snowy Owl way far across the marsh.