From Buzz Devine with Seth Harvey: 10/06 – Bishop’s Pond, Meriden -- 1100–1130 hrs, 1 EURASIAN WIDGEON (drake), 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (hens), 1 GREAT CORMORANT (unusual inland). Rocky Hill Meadows (last field on the left heading south, beyond the outhouse) -- 1200-1345 hrs, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and an interesting plover, possible RINGED PLOVER (lighter overall than typical semipalm, yellowish legs, large breast band, large, black-eyed appearance) or aberrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Note: the birds were in and out of the furrows and not always visible; farm equipment working the area. Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT

Ringed Plover!!!!!!!???????? Are there any more details? Was it compared to any Semipalmated Plovers? This might be the second or third New England record!!!!! I know I am being a bit of a jerk but this is a major major major rarity...... Any more details? I think I need to take my blood pressure medicine.... Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 860-487-9766 Birddog55@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey@snet.net> To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:59 PM Subject: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? > From Buzz Devine with Seth Harvey: > 10/06 – Bishop’s Pond, Meriden -- 1100–1130 hrs, 1 EURASIAN WIDGEON > (drake), 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (hens), 1 GREAT CORMORANT (unusual inland). > > Rocky Hill Meadows (last field on the left heading south, beyond the > outhouse) -- 1200-1345 hrs, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL > SANDPIPER, and an interesting plover, possible RINGED PLOVER (lighter > overall than typical semipalm, yellowish legs, large breast band, large, > black-eyed appearance) or aberrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. > > Note: the birds were in and out of the furrows and not always visible; > farm equipment working the area. > > > Roy Harvey > Beacon Falls, CT > > _______________________________________________ > 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

You're not being a jerk Mark. A report of a possible rarity such as this definitely requires follow-up and a request for more details. I'm sure many folks had the same thoughts. Nick Bonomo Orange, CT On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Mark Szantyr <birddog55@charter.net> wrote: > Ringed Plover!!!!!!!???????? Are there any more details? Was it compared > to any Semipalmated Plovers? This might be the second or third New England > record!!!!! I know I am being a bit of a jerk but this is a major major > major rarity...... > > Any more details? > > I think I need to take my blood pressure medicine.... > > Mark > Mark S. Szantyr > 80 Bicknell Road #9 > Ashford, Connecticut 06278 > 860-487-9766 > Birddog55@charter.net > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey@snet.net> > To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? > > >> From Buzz Devine with Seth Harvey: >> 10/06 – Bishop's Pond, Meriden -- 1100–1130 hrs, 1 EURASIAN WIDGEON >> (drake), 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (hens), 1 GREAT CORMORANT (unusual inland). >> >> Rocky Hill Meadows (last field on the left heading south, beyond the >> outhouse) -- 1200-1345 hrs, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL >> SANDPIPER, and an interesting plover, possible RINGED PLOVER (lighter >> overall than typical semipalm, yellowish legs, large breast band, large, >> black-eyed appearance) or aberrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. >> >> Note: the birds were in and out of the furrows and not always visible; >> farm equipment working the area. >> >> >> Roy Harvey >> Beacon Falls, CT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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

1-860-487-9766 (home), 1-860-617-1517 (cell), or 1-860-412-7231 (work) Just in case anybody is interested. Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 860-487-9766 Birddog55@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Bonomo" <nbonomo@gmail.com> To: "Mark Szantyr" <birddog55@charter.net> Cc: <rmharvey@snet.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? You're not being a jerk Mark. A report of a possible rarity such as this definitely requires follow-up and a request for more details. I'm sure many folks had the same thoughts. Nick Bonomo Orange, CT On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Mark Szantyr <birddog55@charter.net> wrote: > Ringed Plover!!!!!!!???????? Are there any more details? Was it > compared > to any Semipalmated Plovers? This might be the second or third New > England > record!!!!! I know I am being a bit of a jerk but this is a major major > major rarity...... > > Any more details? > > I think I need to take my blood pressure medicine.... > > Mark > Mark S. Szantyr > 80 Bicknell Road #9 > Ashford, Connecticut 06278 > 860-487-9766 > Birddog55@charter.net > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey@snet.net> > To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? > > >> From Buzz Devine with Seth Harvey: >> 10/06 – Bishop's Pond, Meriden -- 1100–1130 hrs, 1 EURASIAN WIDGEON >> (drake), 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (hens), 1 GREAT CORMORANT (unusual inland). >> >> Rocky Hill Meadows (last field on the left heading south, beyond the >> outhouse) -- 1200-1345 hrs, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL >> SANDPIPER, and an interesting plover, possible RINGED PLOVER (lighter >> overall than typical semipalm, yellowish legs, large breast band, large, >> black-eyed appearance) or aberrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. >> >> Note: the birds were in and out of the furrows and not always visible; >> farm equipment working the area. >> >> >> Roy Harvey >> Beacon Falls, CT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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

oops...1-860-617-1757...I never get this cell number right. Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 860-487-9766 Birddog55@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Szantyr" <birddog55@charter.net> To: "Nick Bonomo" <nbonomo@gmail.com> Cc: <rmharvey@snet.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: [CT Birds] ***SPAM*** Re: Unusual Plover? 1-860-487-9766 (home), 1-860-617-1517 (cell), or 1-860-412-7231 (work) Just in case anybody is interested. Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 860-487-9766 Birddog55@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Bonomo" <nbonomo@gmail.com> To: "Mark Szantyr" <birddog55@charter.net> Cc: <rmharvey@snet.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? You're not being a jerk Mark. A report of a possible rarity such as this definitely requires follow-up and a request for more details. I'm sure many folks had the same thoughts. Nick Bonomo Orange, CT On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Mark Szantyr <birddog55@charter.net> wrote: > Ringed Plover!!!!!!!???????? Are there any more details? Was it > compared > to any Semipalmated Plovers? This might be the second or third New > England > record!!!!! I know I am being a bit of a jerk but this is a major major > major rarity...... > > Any more details? > > I think I need to take my blood pressure medicine.... > > Mark > Mark S. Szantyr > 80 Bicknell Road #9 > Ashford, Connecticut 06278 > 860-487-9766 > Birddog55@charter.net > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey@snet.net> > To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] Unusual Plover? > > >> From Buzz Devine with Seth Harvey: >> 10/06 – Bishop's Pond, Meriden -- 1100–1130 hrs, 1 EURASIAN WIDGEON >> (drake), 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (hens), 1 GREAT CORMORANT (unusual inland). >> >> Rocky Hill Meadows (last field on the left heading south, beyond the >> outhouse) -- 1200-1345 hrs, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL >> SANDPIPER, and an interesting plover, possible RINGED PLOVER (lighter >> overall than typical semipalm, yellowish legs, large breast band, large, >> black-eyed appearance) or aberrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. >> >> Note: the birds were in and out of the furrows and not always visible; >> farm equipment working the area. >> >> >> Roy Harvey >> Beacon Falls, CT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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