[CT Daily] 04/23/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Note: Some of you may not be familiar with what does and does not get
included in the daily rare birds report.  The idea is to include
uncommon and rare birds only.  The list of birds that are not reported
can be found on the common birds list at:
http://www.ctbirding.org/commonbirds.htm
Anything on that list is, at most, included as a migration note.  Or
included because quantities were unusual, or dates are particularly
early or late.  (Or because I forgot to edit them out!)

So if you report something that doesn't get included, check the
migration notes (if any) and the common birds list.


 From Greg Hanisek, Ed Hagen, Randy Domina, Bill Banks
4/23 - Madison, Hammonassest -- 1 RED-NECKED GREBE off Miegs Point, 1
Northern Gannet; at 
Willards Island -- Brown Thrasher, one Little Blue Heron

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
4/23 - Simsbury, Heublein Tower -- COMMON RAVENS

 From Bill Yule via Luke Tiller:
4/23 - Westbrook, Rt #145, power line cut -- Grahopper Sparrow


 From Mardi & Towny Dickinson:
4/22 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 6:21PM  the WHITE-FACED IBIS
was relocated and seen with 8 Glossy Ibis. It was seen in the marsh
after you enterWillard's Island on the right side. 4:07PM. AMERICAN
BITTERN flyover overfrom  Nature Center and landed in marsh.  AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVER at large rain pool with 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL.  2 LITTLE
BLUE HERON; at Meg's Point 3 PURPLE SANDPIPER on rocks, 1 Red-Necked
Grebe 7:22PM


Migration Notes:

First (I think) reports:
Palm Warbler -- (2) Orange
Black-throated Green Warbler -- (2) Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery
Northern Waterthrush -- East Haddam
Blue-headed Vireo -- (2) Lyme, Nehantic State Forest; Essex; Orange
Least Sandpiper -- Stratford
House Wren -- Southbury
WHITE-EYED VIREO -- Branford
Willet -- Hammonasset
Grahopper Sparrow -- Westbrook

Others:
Black-and-white Warlbers -- Branford; 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- widely reported
Louisiana Waterthrush -- widely reported
Eastern Towhee -- widely reported
Yellow-rumped Warbler -- widely reported
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- West Hartford