[CT Daily] 12/13/2007 WW Crossbills, Pine Grosbeacks

[Roy Harvey]

 From Paul Carrier & Ray Zisk:
12/13 - Norfolk, Canaan MT Rd -- 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL feeding from
spruce trees on left of rd. This is private property though, so please
respect this and do not enter the spruce grove. They were seen from
car from the rd, but soon flew south into forest.
(Falls Village?, Under Mountain Rd -- with blinding snow, just in from
rt 63 on right of rd were 4 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding with Robins from
berry bushes. They flew into high spruces in back of field.

 From Dave Provencher:
12/12 -  Waterford, Niantic Bay -- JAEGER SPECIES (Possibly Pomarine)
among six NORTHERN GANNETS, five adults one immature.

 From Jamie Meyers:
12/13 - East Hartland, at the intersection of CT 20 and the northern
end of Old Town Road -- 13 PINE GROSBEAKS, also 2 COMMON REDPOLLS at
the elementary school where the grosbeaks were previously reported in
a small tree on the north side of the school.

 From Steve Morytko via Chris Elphick:
12/13 - Storrs, UConn campus -- two Pine Grosbeaks feeding in the crab
apple trees that line the parking lot behind the Dodd Center in the
middle of campus (the Dodd Center is immediately south of the main
library).

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/13 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL.

 From John Marshall
12/13 - Watertown yard -- 3 COMMON REDPOLLS coming to feeders during
snow storm.

 From Danny Williams:
12/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- The flock of 20-25 Red Crossbills
continue in the pines near the West Beach parking lot.
At the end of the Morraine Trail -- 1 Common Eider, 23 Purple
Sandpipers.

 From Mardi Dickinson:
12/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 30+ COMMON REDPOLLS in
birches. 10 SNOW BUNTINGS in parking lot to the right of the airplane
field, then flew and landed in the rotary circle.
Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- adult LESSER BLACK -BACKED GULL
West Norwalk, Norwalk Community College -- VESPER SPARROW behind NCC  
in field as reported.
Wilton, Allen's Meadow -- imm NORTHERN SHRIKE continues.
East Norwalk, Feeder & Woods -- 4 Purple Finches, 2 Pine Siskins,  

 From Jim Bair and Dori Sosensky:
12/13 - East Haven, Proto Dr. -- 2-4 Common Redpolls

 From Glenn Williams:
12/13 - Mystic yard -- about 25 COMMON REDPOLLS

 From Carol Lemmon:
12/13 - North Branford, Senior housing complex Rt 139 -- in the AM, 1
Snow Bunting on lawn feeding with Juncos and Sparrows.  Branford yard,
9 Purple Finches at the feeders.

 From Andy Griswold with Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel,
Coastal Birds of Eastern Connecticut Field Trip:
12/12 - mouth of the Thames River -- 100+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 4+
NORTHERN GANNETS, 1 COMMON EIDER (female).
Smith Cove off of the Thames River -- 10+ BLACK VULTURE, WHITE-WINGED
and BLACK SCOTER.
Groton, Eastern Point -- 4 SNOW GOOSE.

 From Donna Lorello:
12/13 - Feeder watch -- amid the snow squalls, one Brown Creeper
working the trees and partaking of the suet

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
12/13 - Stratford, River Valley Rd. -- 1 male RUSTY BLACKBIRD