[CT Birds] YCNH, SNEG, GANNETS!

[Frank Mantlik]

I forgot to report 2 SNOWY EGRETS in the marshy tidal pond at Short Beach Park 3/30.
And 1 OSPREY back at the Gray's Creek nest platform 3/30.

Frank Mantlik


--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Frank Mantlik <mantlik at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Frank Mantlik <mantlik at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [CT Birds] YCNH, SNEG, GANNETS!
> To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 6:56 AM
> >From Frank Mantlik (Stratford)
> 
> 3/30 Westport, Compo Beach, 1:15 - 2 NORTHERN GANNETS
> flying around, 500+ gulls on marshy islet off 39 Soundview.
> 
> 3/30 Westport, Compo Beach Rd., Gray's Creek, 11:30 -
> adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON roosting in cedar tree.
> (first of year).
> 
> 3/30 Stratford, Short Beach, 6pm - a few thousand gulls
> (90% Ring-billed) - as noted earlier today by G. Hanisek.
> 
> 3/30 Stratford, Long Beach & Seawall, 6:30pm - 60
> NORTHERN GANNETS plunge feeding. I think this is the most
> I've ever seen in LI Sound (others in the past have seen
> more). 2 PIPING PLOVERS. Many gulls flying east. 
> 
> 3/30 Milford, Merwin point - like others, Linda Mantlik
> reported 2 pair of NORTHERN SHOVELERS.
> 
> 3/28 Stratford, Long Beach Blvd.- 22 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES
> in trees behind last warehouse.
> Access Rd. pool - pair BLUE-WINGED TEAL, female NORTHERN
> PINTAIL, GREAT EGRET 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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