From Russ Smiley: 11/03/13 - South Windsor -- 8:45 AM; a raft of Black Scoter, perhaps 100 birds, floating past the boat ramp at the end off Vibert Rd. From Paul Carrier: 11/03/13 - Harwinton yard -- First PURPLE FINCH on the feeder today, plus Red-breasted Nuthatch continues. 4:00 PM; 3 Common Raven dive bombing an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK! From Carol Zipp: 11/03/13 - Hamden, Brooksvale Park -- 2 Purple Finch. From Jack Swatt 11/03/13 - Watertown, Judd Farm field -- 7:40 AM; 3 flyover American Pipits. From Chris Elphick: 11/03/13 - Coventry -- Middle of Coventry lake, best viewed from roads on the south west side, a tight pack of 47 Black Scoter. From Tina Green: 11/03/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- had one Cave Swallow fly over while scanning for ducks. 1 jaeger species( distant scope views of the bird flying east to west, my many hours of sea watching on the Outer Cape for the last six summers helped me today!) Also 2 Lesser Scaup on the Mill Pond. Burying Hill Beach -- Lesser Black-backed Gull continues. From Cynthia Ehlinger, Meredith Sampson, 1st First Sunday Bird Walk: 11/03/13 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- : DICKCISSEL, BROWN CREEPER. From Steve Beal: 11/03/13 - Greenwich yard -- Just a little bit south of Audubon Greenwich, I had beautiful views of a juvenile Golden Eagle, a yard first for me and a 4 year Golden Eagle dry spell ends. From Chris Bosak: 11/03/13 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- drake Northern Pintail. From Fran and Tom Holloway: 11/03/13 - Madison, backyard feeder -- 12:00 noon; male and female PURPLE FINCHES, first of year. From Jamie Meyers: 11/03/13 - Litchfield, North Bay of Bantam Lake as seen from the Town Beach -- the female BLACK SCOTER continues. From Steve Mayo: 11/03/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park hawk watch -- one juv. Northern Goshawk, 5 Golden Eagles (1 during the 11-12 hour and 4 during 12-1 PM). From Rick Macsuga: 11/03/13 - south Windsor, vibert rd -- 120 Black Scoter, Northern Pintail. East Hartford, linear trail -- 5 Pectoral Sandpiper, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper.  From Annette Nejaime Pasek: 11/03/13 - East Lyme, Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve -- 3 Brown Creeper. From Doug Beach: 11/02/13 - Simsbury, Great Pond -- 1 Pectoral Sandpiper. From Alex Burdo and Jim Orrico: 11/02/13 - Watertown, Big Meadow Pond (Judd Farm Rd) -- 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (seen well with scope through vegetation), 17 American Pipit. Litchfield, Bantam Lake (North Bay, viewed from Town Beach) -- 1 female Black Scoter continues. Fairfield, Burdo Residence -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.