[CT Daily] 08/03/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Note: Thanks to Paul Cianfaglione for a timely reminder posted to
CTBirds that migration has started for more than shorebirds.  He
mentions Norther Waterthruses in particular, as well as other warblers
being found outside their breeding areas.


 From Frank Mantlik:
8/03 -- West Haven, Sandy Point 6:30-8:30am (low tide, and
smelly) -- 1 BLACK TERN (molting adult) with the flock of 500
COMMON TERNS as far out on harbor edge as one could
walk (with Grace P.)
Stratford, Access Rd. pool, 11am -- STILT SANDPIPER,
GLOSSY IBIS
Milford, Milford Point, 1-3:15pm (high tide, and hot
sun!) -- large numbers of shorebirds (10 species)

 From Grace Profatilov:
8/03 - West Haven, Sandy Pt -- Black Tern

 From Meredith Sampson:
8/02 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point--  2 BLACK SKIMMERS (on Sand
Island), MARSH WREN.

 From Dennis Varza:
8/03 - West Haven, Sandy Pt, 6:00-7:30 PM -- 1 Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron, 2 Black Skimmers