Here's a summary of the COA Sparrow Workshop at Silver Sands S.P., Milford, CT on Sun. Oct 3, 2010. About 45 people were in attendance, including leaders Greg Hanisek, Frank Gallo, Charlie Barnard, Patrick Dugan, Tina Green, and me. The large group broke into smaller groups and the park was covered pretty thoroughly. As a result some numbers are estimates. Frank Mantlik Stratford ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply@ebird.org" <do-not-reply@ebird.org> To: mantlik@sbcglobal.net Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 7:27:15 PM Subject: eBird Report - Silver Sands SP , 10/3/10 Location: Silver Sands SP Observation date: 10/3/10 Notes: This was The CT Ornithological Association Annual Sparrow Workshop. A great turnout on this cool blustery windy day. 50-63 degrees F, wind NE 15-20, mostly cloudy. Surprisingly few sparrows in number and variety (5 species), given the date and favorable nw winds overnight. However, the raptors kept us looking skyward as well as along the ground. Highlights were Green Heron (late), 2 Bald Eagles, Peregrine, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, E. Phoebes everywhere, Am. Pipit. Overall a great day afield with many old and new friends. Thanks to all the co-leaders. Frank Mantlik Number of species: 75 Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 2 American Black Duck 6 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 5 Wild Turkey 9 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 30 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret 1 Green Heron 1 Osprey 14 Bald Eagle 2 Northern Harrier 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 Cooper's Hawk 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 7 Merlin 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Black-bellied Plover 3 Semipalmated Plover 2 Sanderling 2 Dunlin 2 Laughing Gull 2 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull (American) 120 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 30 Mourning Dove 12 Monk Parakeet 8 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 14 Eastern Phoebe 25 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 10 American Crow 13 Fish Crow 1 Tree Swallow 120 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 3 House Wren 2 Marsh Wren 2 American Robin 100 Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 4 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 300 American Pipit 1 Cedar Waxwing 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 9 Palm Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Eastern Towhee 2 Savannah Sparrow 30 Song Sparrow 30 Swamp Sparrow 20 White-throated Sparrow 6 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 1 House Finch 12 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)