[CT Birds] 176 species reported to date in CT

[David Provencher]

Apologies for not updating this sooner but it has been a very busy week for
me. I've only managed one half day of birding so far this year, it's amazing
I can still spell "birding." Well the January lists have been tallied and 4
species were added through revelation of the January lists (I knew there had
to be a House Wren somewhere in CT). They were Golden Eagle, Lesser
Yellowlegs, Western Sandpiper (remarkable), and of course House Wren. A most
remarkable job for January in CT, congrats to Mardi Dickinson. Shortly after
that a Sandhill Crane and Barrow's Goldeneye were reported. So the adjusted
lists to date are as follows:

 

172 species reported for the month of January 2008.

176 species reported in CT to date for 2008.

 

Well Red-shouldered Hawks and Red-winged Blackbirds are staking out their
territories, the Peregrines at Millstone Station were very active and vocal
today (thanks for that info goes to Joe Lanier), and the very first signs of
the turning of the season are upon us. Though we do still have a ways to go.

 

Some of the species currently possible in CT but not yet reported include:
Tundra Swan, Blue-winged Teal, American Woodcock (reported in Mass
recently), Black-headed Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Thick-billed Murre,
Snowy Owl, Common Yellowthroat, Sharp-tailed Sparrows, Seaside Sparrow, and
Dickcissel. Any species in a sensitive location, such as the Rufous
Hummingbird that is listed below, can be reported to me directly.

 

As always, Good Birding!

 

Dave

 

The current list:

 

Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Brant, Canada Goose, Cackling
Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon,
American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler,
Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup,
Lesser Scaup, King Eider, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter,
Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's
Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy
Duck

 

Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey

 

Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Red-necked
Grebe

 

Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant, American
Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black-crowned Hight-Heron

 

Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged
Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel,
Merlin, Peregrine Falcon

 

Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, American Coot, Sandhill Crane

 

Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruddy
Turnstone, Dunlin, Purple Sandpiper, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, Wilson's
Snipe

 

Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser
Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great Black-backed Gull

 

Razorbill, Black Guillemot

 

Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Monk Parakeet

 

Barn Owl*, Eastern Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Long-eared
Owl, Short-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl

 

Rufous Hummingbird *, Belted Kingfisher

 

Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker

 

Eastern Phoebe

 

Northern Shrike

 

Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Common Raven

 

Horned Lark

 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Sheez!)

 

Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper

 

Carolina Wren, House Wren, Winter Wren, Marsh Wren

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit
Thrush, American Robin

 

Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher

 

European Starling, American Pipit

 

Cedar Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing

 

Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine
Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

 

Western Tanager

 

Eastern Towhee, American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow,
Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow (including "Ipswich Sparrow"), Fox Sparrow,
Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, 

White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (including
Oregon Junco), Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting

 

Northern Cardinal

 

Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Rusty
Blackbird, Common Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird,
Baltimore Oriole

 

Pine Grosbeak, Purple Finch, House Finch, Red Crossbill, White-winged
Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch,
Evening Grosbeak

 

House Sparrow

 

* At undisclosed sensitive location