From Arthur Shippee: 03/17 - Hamden: North Lake Dr. -- Rusty Blackbirds (4 or 5) & Fox Sparrow, mid-morning ebird for Rusty blitz below. The male Red-winged Bb's were more standard coloring today, not the odd-mix 1st years I've had recently. Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply@ebird.org > Subject: eBird Report - North Lake Dr., Mar 17, 2014 > Date: March 17, 2014 at 10:44:18 AM EDT > To: ashippee@snet.net > > North Lake Dr., New Haven, US-CT > Mar 17, 2014 8:15 AM - 10:30 AM > Protocol: Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz > 0.0 mile(s) > Comments: As before, around our feeders, among laurels under oaks, by Water Co. kettle hole swamp & near Lake Whitney. Seed on ground: sunflower & millet. The kettle hole is still mostly snowy & frozen, but may have some open bits. > 13 species > > Mourning Dove 1 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Blue Jay 2 > Black-capped Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 1 > American Robin 1 > Fox Sparrow 1 9:15 am > Song Sparrow 1 > Northern Cardinal 2 > Red-winged Blackbird 3 More standard male coloring. > Rusty Blackbird 4 9 AM: 2 M. (with RWBB). 10:25 AM 2 M + 1 F (w/out RWBB). At least 3 diff. M (one quite dark), maybe 4. Feeding on ground. > House Finch 3 Maybe more. > American Goldfinch 8 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17476115 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Adding a 2nd Fox Sparrow: two were just here, along with over 10 Juncos. On Mar 17, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Arthur Shippee <ashippee@snet.net> wrote: > From Arthur Shippee: > 03/17 - Hamden: North Lake Dr. -- Rusty Blackbirds (4 or 5) & 2 Fox Sparrow, mid-morning > > ebird for Rusty blitz below. The male Red-winged Bb's were more standard coloring today, not the odd-mix 1st years I've had recently. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org >> Subject: eBird Report - North Lake Dr., Mar 17, 2014 >> Date: March 17, 2014 at 10:44:18 AM EDT >> To: ashippee@snet.net >> >> North Lake Dr., New Haven, US-CT >> Mar 17, 2014 8:15 AM - 10:30 AM >> Protocol: Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz >> 0.0 mile(s) >> Comments: As before, around our feeders, among laurels under oaks, by Water Co. kettle hole swamp & near Lake Whitney. Seed on ground: sunflower & millet. The kettle hole is still mostly snowy & frozen, but may have some open bits. >> 13 species >> >> Mourning Dove 1 >> Downy Woodpecker 1 >> Blue Jay 2 >> Black-capped Chickadee 1 >> Tufted Titmouse 1 >> American Robin 1 >> Fox Sparrow 1 9:15 am >> Song Sparrow 1 >> Northern Cardinal 2 >> Red-winged Blackbird 3 More standard male coloring. >> Rusty Blackbird 4 9 AM: 2 M. (with RWBB). 10:25 AM 2 M + 1 F (w/out RWBB). At least 3 diff. M (one quite dark), maybe 4. Feeding on ground. >> House Finch 3 Maybe more. >> American Goldfinch 8 >> >> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17476115 >> >> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

And let's push the RUBL count to 6: 5 M & 1 F. Must leave now! From Arthur Shippee: 03/17 - Hamden: North Lake Dr. -- Rusty Blackbirds (6) & 2 Fox Sparrow, in & out through the morning under feeders. On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Arthur Shippee <ashippee@snet.net> wrote: > Adding a 2nd Fox Sparrow: two were just here, along with over 10 Juncos. > > On Mar 17, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Arthur Shippee <ashippee@snet.net> wrote: > >> From Arthur Shippee: >> 03/17 - Hamden: North Lake Dr. -- Rusty Blackbirds (6) & 2 Fox Sparrow, mid-morning >> >> ebird for Rusty blitz below. The male Red-winged Bb's were more standard coloring today, not the odd-mix 1st years I've had recently. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org >>> Subject: eBird Report - North Lake Dr., Mar 17, 2014 >>> Date: March 17, 2014 at 10:44:18 AM EDT >>> To: ashippee@snet.net >>> >>> North Lake Dr., New Haven, US-CT >>> Mar 17, 2014 8:15 AM - 10:30 AM >>> Protocol: Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz >>> 0.0 mile(s) >>> Comments: As before, around our feeders, among laurels under oaks, by Water Co. kettle hole swamp & near Lake Whitney. Seed on ground: sunflower & millet. The kettle hole is still mostly snowy & frozen, but may have some open bits. >>> 13 species >>> >>> Mourning Dove 1 >>> Downy Woodpecker 1 >>> Blue Jay 2 >>> Black-capped Chickadee 1 >>> Tufted Titmouse 1 >>> American Robin 1 >>> Fox Sparrow 1 9:15 am >>> Song Sparrow 1 >>> Northern Cardinal 2 >>> Red-winged Blackbird 3 More standard male coloring. >>> Rusty Blackbird 4 9 AM: 2 M. (with RWBB). 10:25 AM 2 M + 1 F (w/out RWBB). At least 3 diff. M (one quite dark), maybe 4. Feeding on ground. >>> House Finch 3 Maybe more. >>> American Goldfinch 8 >>> >>> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17476115 >>> >>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. >> For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org