From Brenda Inskeep: 10/26/11 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 0924, Brown Pelican at East Shore Park right off the water treatment plant sitting on the largest buoy. It flew in from the east following a barge at 0840 sat on the water feeding with a group of gulls. From Scott Kruitbosch with Miley Bull and Charlie Barnard at times: 10/26/11 - Stratford, Stratford Point -- 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 3930 (!) Brant flying by as of 1:00PM. Yesterday Twan had 3 EASTERN MEADOWLARK here, FOS. From Keith Mueller: 10/26/11 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- ROYAL TERN on the breakwater by Coast Guard. Flew off to Sandy Point, saw it again through scope. Also YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 5:00 pm; in the small puddle in the west end of the park: 7 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. From Paul Desjardins: 10/26/11 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- Rusty Blackbird. From Greg Hanisek 10/26/11 - Middlebury, Lake Quassapaug -- 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER on small mud bar in shallow north bay of lake during late morning drizzle.