[CT Daily] 04/08/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Extralimital Note: A COMMON GULL is reported in Brooklyn today.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
4/07 - Stratford, Long Beach Blvd, Railroad Trail, 3:30pm-5:25pm -- 23
(14m + 9f) BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS
Long Beach Blvd, Warehouse Pond, 5:30pm & 7:30pm -- 2 (m + f)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
4/08 - South Windsor, Newberry Road, Station 43 (with Sara Zagorski)
-- 2 (m + f) BLUE-WINGED TEAL close to sunset
Strong Road -- 3 WILSON'S SNIPE

 From Frank Mantlik
4/08 - Stratford, home feeder - BROWN THRASHER continues
4/07 - Westport, Beachside Ave., Burying Hill Beach -- adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL now in fresh, clean alternate plumage.  
4/07 - Stratford, Long Beach Blvd., "Warehouse" Pond -- pair
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (5pm)
Stratford, Oak Bluff Ave., Long Beach - 6 NORTHERN GANNETS flying
offshore.
Note: I saw absolutely NO Bonaparte's Gulls along the Westport and
Stratford shorelines today (4/7).

 From Larry Nichols:
4/08 - Portland, Fairgrounds -- 40+ WILSON'S SNIPE feeding around the
edge of the skating pond

 From John Marshall
04/08 - Watertown, Sand Bank Road -- 22 WILSON'S SNIPE
Lake Winnemaug -- 5 COMMON LOONS

 From Charlie Barnard:
4/08 - Southport -- Lesser Black-Backed Gull

 From Bill Yule:
4/08 - Durham, Durham Meadows Wildlife Management area -- 40-50
Wilson's Snipe in the flooded area with clumps of Rushes.  This can be
a great spot for big numbers of snipe in the next two weeks.

 From Peary and BK Stafford:
4/07 - Washington, Steep Rock Land Trust -- WILSON'S SNIPE, singing
WINTER WRENS

 From Melody Drinan:
4/07 - East Haven, Proto Drive dump area -- 8 Wilson's Snipe

 From Rick Macsuga:
4/08 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd -- 3 Wilson's Snipe
Newberry Rd, American Woodcock, Rusty Blackbird, Northern Shoveler,
Blue Winged Teal