[CT Birds] Snowy Egret in Cos Cob
Judith Stevens
silverbugmom at webtv.net
Mon Mar 24 07:54:49 EDT 2008
My daughter lives off Cat Rock Rd. on Holly Way in Cos Cob and as I was approaching her house Easter Sunday morning I saw my first egret of this spring. It was circling a pond on Cat Rock and made several swings around on approach. Nice way to begin a beautiful Easter morning. Black legs were obvious, head tucked in, and pure snowy white feathers that were just beautiful.
Judith Stevens
Southbury, CT
-----Original Message-----
From: ctbirds-request at lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 2:34 AM
To: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: CTBirds Digest, Vol 394, Issue 1
Send CTBirds mailing list submissions to
ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
ctbirds-request at lists.ctbirding.org
You can reach the person managing the list at
ctbirds-owner at lists.ctbirding.org
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of CTBirds digest..."
Today's Topics:
1. Canada goose cross (Katz1449 at aol.com)
2. Station 43 (Jan Collins)
3. Fw: (Dasinger, Andrew M UTPWR)
4. Tundra Swans and Northern Shrike (Jim Zipp)
5. Snipe, Blue-winged teal, Fox Sparrows, Northern Shoveler
(Larry Nichols)
6. Great Blue Herons (MHMooreP at aol.com)
7. 3/22 Bridgeport/Stratford & B-t Grackle Question (Tim Antanaitis)
8. Seymour Bald Eagle Nest (semismart9 at aol.com)
9. Ring-neck Ducks (PBailey)
10. Re: B-t Grackle Question (greg hanisek)
11. Re: Seymour Bald Eagle Nest (Jim Zipp)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:50:56 EDT
From: Katz1449 at aol.com
Subject: [CT Birds] Canada goose cross
To: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <d52.288b09b1.3517e470 at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>From Bev Propen 3/23-Orange
At 11:15AM this morning, CANADA GOOSE HYBRID CROSS was seen at Merritt
Pkwy, (Woodbridge) north bound exit 59 ramp in front of Regal Inn motel on lawn
, feeding with several Canada Geese. Regarding the discussion about the
unknown parentage of hybrid geese (birds), I am just reporting it as a Canada
Goose hybrid cross. But it seems to be the same goose as reported in the past.
**************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL
Home.
(http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:52:06 -0400
From: "Jan Collins" <jgcollins at cox.net>
Subject: [CT Birds] Station 43
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Message-ID: <002501c88d0e$9e2f55e0$0400a8c0 at JanToshiba>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
>From Jan Collins with Paul Desjardins:
3/23 0930 Station 43 East Windsor, Newbury Rd marsh 12-14 NORTHERN
PINTAIL, pair NORTHERN SHOVELERS, plus 7 other duck species including
American Wigeon, Ring-necked, Woody, Hooded Merganser, Green-winged teal,
mallard and black duck. Fly over 3 Fish Crow, 1 Great Blue Heron, and 10-12
Wilson's Snipe over Vibert Rd. Also several tree and song sparrows and 1
bluebird.
Nice Easter Morning.
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:57:25 -0400
From: "Dasinger, Andrew M UTPWR" <andrew.dasinger at UTCPower.com>
Subject: [CT Birds] Fw:
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Message-ID:
<7268A8361C63E4438C3962234627C040BB0B5D at UUSNWEG3.na.utcmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
----- Original Message -----
From: Dasinger, Andrew M UTPWR
To: 'ctbirds at lists.birding.org' <ctbirds at lists.birding.org>
Sent: Sun Mar 23 13:50:44 2008
>From Andrew Dasinger and Bill Asteriades
3/21 - Wangunk Meadows, Portland -- 200+ Ring-necked Duck, 7 Am. Wigeon, 8 Green-winged Teal, 1 Hooded Merganser, 120+ Great Blue Heron nests (many occupied, some w/ incubating birds).
Note: access to this location is only possible by parking in an inconspicuos turnoff on the west side of Route 17, about halfway up the hill north of the intersection of Routes 17 and 17A in Portland. There is parking for about 2 cars. Walk around the green metal gate and foillow the dirt road downhill to a corn field. The ducks and herons can be observed by walking through woods on edge of the field.
3/21 - Hartford, Riverside Park -- 1 1stW Lesser Black-backed Gull
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Zipp <jimzipp at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [CT Birds] Tundra Swans and Northern Shrike
To: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <478372.26410.qm at web82301.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>From Carol and Jim Zipp
3/23 - Goshen. 3 TUNDRA SWANS in pond directly across from Action Wildlife Park on Rt 4. Less than 1/4 mile away at intersection of East St and Rt 4 a NORTHERN SHIRKE. Both about noon today.
The Fat Robin Wild Bird and Nature Shop
www.fatrobin.com
Jim Zipp Bird Photography
www.jimzipp.com
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:45:35 -0400
From: Larry Nichols <lvn600 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [CT Birds] Snipe, Blue-winged teal, Fox Sparrows, Northern
Shoveler
To: "ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Message-ID: <BAY108-W3072737CB316E522F3B4588D030 at phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>From Larry Nichols:
On Saturday, I visited White Farm in Durham which is open space next to the fairgrounds. I saw a RUSTY BLACKBIRD and 3 WILSON'S SNIPE near the stream. I also stopped at Hammonasset where I saw my first 2 OSPREY of the year on the left as I entered the park. Also saw 2 CANVASBACK in the pond on the right as you enter the West Beach parking lot area.
Today, I saw a nice variety of ducks at the station 43 pond in South Windsor including 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS-(lifers). I also saw 2 Fox Sparrows-(1 at Vibert Road-1 on station 43 path).
After leaving station 43, I checked out the Donnelly Preserve in South Windsor. It was nicely laid out with boardwalks and blinds set up throughout. I saw my first Eastern Phoebe of the year. I also counted 24 dogs-some leashed and some not. On the way home, I checked out Portland Fairgrounds. I counted 19 WILSON'S SNIPE in the flooded grassy area at the end of the skating pond. They were staying still tucked away in the grass and hard to count.
_________________________________________________________________
Test your Star IQ
http://club.live.com/red_carpet_reveal.aspx?icid=redcarpet_HMTAGMAR
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:22:17 EDT
From: MHMooreP at aol.com
Subject: [CT Birds] Great Blue Herons
To: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <d32.284f3be8.35184029 at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I appreciated the report from Andrew Basinger about the Great Blue Heron
rookery of over 100 nests on a cove of the Connecticut River in Glastonbury.
However I was a bit concerned about the directions that were provided for access to
the nests. This rookery has been there for many years and has not been
publicized. Those of us who have tried to respect the privacy of these birds and not
disturb their nesting have not gone through the woods to the edge of the
rookery because we did not want to disturb the birds. The view from the cornfield
described by Andrew is a reasonable and sufficient viewing area. If you go
into the Portland Fairgrounds and hike north on the dirt roads for a mile or two,
you will reach the other side of the cove from the rookery and also have
great views. Please don't take this message as a lecture -- just as a plea not to
disturb the birds that we all love.
Marty Moore
Wallingford
**************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL
Home.
(http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:48:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tim Antanaitis <timant123 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [CT Birds] 3/22 Bridgeport/Stratford & B-t Grackle Question
To: BIRDS <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Message-ID: <831852.98424.qm at web55505.mail.re4.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>From Tim Antanaitis:
3/22 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park, 6-6:30pm -- male EURASIAN WIGEON along
Sound shoreline
Stratford, Sikorsky Airport entrance, 7-7:15pm -- 26 (21m+5F) BOAT-TAILED
GRACKLES
I didn't rush to get this report in, as these species were sent in yesterday by
another birder. I took a few bad pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/TimAntanaitis/EurasianWigeon
http://picasaweb.google.com/TimAntanaitis/26BoatTailedGrackles21m5f
The Eurasian Wigeon was with 47 American Wigeon.
The Boat-tailed Grackles were in the trees next to the tall tower at the entrance
to Sikorsky at sunset. I try to get exact counts every time I see these guys.
On 4/7/07 I saw 23 (14m+9f) on the railroad trail off of Long Beach Blvd. Does
anyone know if the population is growing? Does a bigger group break up into
smaller groups at different night roosting sites? How many females have been
seen together recently?
Tim Antanaitis
East Hampton
---------------------------------
Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:01:59 -0400
From: semismart9 at aol.com
Subject: [CT Birds] Seymour Bald Eagle Nest
To: ctgregh at yahoo.com, bafinnan at snet.net,
Julie.Victoria at po.state.ct.us
Cc: Semismart9 at aol.com, ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <8CA5B596A725979-6B4-38DF at WEBMAIL-MC08.sysops.aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Good evening all.
I spent some time late this afternoon at the Seymour Eagle nest on the
way back from my niece's home for Easter Dinner. One of the Eagles was
sitting on the nest at 4PM. She or he spent 20 minutes on the nest
basically without moving. It then arose from the nest proper, and
"stretched" up on the edge for 3 minutes, then sat back onto the nest
in the same posture as before. When I left at 4:30, the Eagle had not
again moved.
Bill Banks - Seymourm- 203-888-0189
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:02:42 -0400
From: "PBailey" <bails at att.net>
Subject: [CT Birds] Ring-neck Ducks
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Message-ID: <000401c88d5b$879553f0$96bffbd0$@net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
March 23
19 RING-NECK DUCKS
Route 37 between Big Tail and Leach Hollow Road, Sherman
Pat Bailey
Sherman
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:32:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: greg hanisek <ctgregh at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] B-t Grackle Question
To: Tim Antanaitis <timant123 at yahoo.com>
Cc: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <277762.80399.qm at web82304.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Tim:
I'd love to hear other thoughts on this. Here are some of mine:
The population seems pretty stable at the moment to me. For several years now the high count in winter up until breeding starts has been in the mid-to-high 20s. I'm not sure what the dynamics are between the wintering birds and the breeding population - i.e is this a self-contained year-round population or do some head farther south in winter and some return in spring? I don't think anyone has figured how many active nests there are or if they've increased recently. Since the species is polygynist, you can't speak in ters of numbers of pairs. So far there doesn't seem to be any strong sign of the breeding colony spreading away from McKinney, but things can change fast. Maybe this year they'll be found breeding somewhere else. I'm pretty fascinated by the whole thing. The consistent size of the winter flock is kind of amazing.
Greg Hanisek
Waterbury
Tim Antanaitis <timant123 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>From Tim Antanaitis:
3/22 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park, 6-6:30pm -- male EURASIAN WIGEON along
Sound shoreline
Stratford, Sikorsky Airport entrance, 7-7:15pm -- 26 (21m+5F) BOAT-TAILED
GRACKLES
I didn't rush to get this report in, as these species were sent in yesterday by
another birder. I took a few bad pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/TimAntanaitis/EurasianWigeon
http://picasaweb.google.com/TimAntanaitis/26BoatTailedGrackles21m5f
The Eurasian Wigeon was with 47 American Wigeon.
The Boat-tailed Grackles were in the trees next to the tall tower at the entrance
to Sikorsky at sunset. I try to get exact counts every time I see these guys.
On 4/7/07 I saw 23 (14m+9f) on the railroad trail off of Long Beach Blvd. Does
anyone know if the population is growing? Does a bigger group break up into
smaller groups at different night roosting sites? How many females have been
seen together recently?
Tim Antanaitis
East Hampton
---------------------------------
Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
_______________________________________________
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
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:33:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Zipp <jimzipp at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Seymour Bald Eagle Nest
To: semismart9 at aol.com, ctgregh at yahoo.com, bafinnan at snet.net,
Julie.Victoria at po.state.ct.us
Cc: Semismart9 at aol.com, ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: <995243.63100.qm at web82305.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hey Bill,
Thanks for the update. Carol was just saying yesterday she wondered how they were doing this year! I'm off to South Texas in a half hour. Maybe I'll see some of our BW's on their way past coming home!!
Best,
Jim
The Fat Robin Wild Bird and Nature Shop
www.fatrobin.com
Jim Zipp Bird Photography
www.jimzipp.com
----- Original Message ----
From: "semismart9 at aol.com" <semismart9 at aol.com>
To: ctgregh at yahoo.com; bafinnan at snet.net; Julie.Victoria at po.state.ct.us
Cc: Semismart9 at aol.com; ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:01:59 PM
Subject: [CT Birds] Seymour Bald Eagle Nest
Good evening all.
I spent some time late this afternoon at the Seymour Eagle nest on the
way back from my niece's home for Easter Dinner. One of the Eagles was
sitting on the nest at 4PM. She or he spent 20 minutes on the nest
basically without moving. It then arose from the nest proper, and
"stretched" up on the edge for 3 minutes, then sat back onto the nest
in the same posture as before. When I left at 4:30, the Eagle had not
again moved.
Bill Banks - Seymourm- 203-888-0189
_______________________________________________
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
End of CTBirds Digest, Vol 394, Issue 1
***************************************
More information about the CTBirds
mailing list