[CT Daily] 12/15/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS

[Roy Harvey]

 From Brian O'Toole:
12/15 - The Greenwich-Stamford Christmas Bird Count which was changed
from tommorrow to today recorded 123 species including: KING EIDER, 2
CACKLING GEESE, RED KNOT, 3 COMMON RAVENS, ICELAND GULL, GREAT EGRET,
8 NORTHERN GANNETS, 7 BLACK VULTURES, PEREGRINE FALCON, 3 SAW-WHET
OWLS, EASTERN PHOEBE, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 2 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, RED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS.

 From Chris Loscalzo:
12/15 - The following noteworthy species were recorded on the New
Haven Christmas Bird Count: Cackling Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Lesser
Scaup, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Northern Gannet, BROAD-WINGED
HAWK, Clapper Rail, PARASITIC JAEGER, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl,
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, Northern Shrike, Orange-crowned Warbler, Vesper
Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Eastern
Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole, and Common Redpoll.  The three species
in CAPS were reported for the first time in the 108-year history of
the NH CBC. 

 From Julian Hough, Alex Hough, Sandy Wolf and Bella Wolf:
12/15 - East Hartland -- 2;30pm, 5 PINE GROSBEAKS (inc. 2+ Males)
feeding in the lone fruit tree outside East Hartland Elementary
School. Observed briefly.
12/15 - Barkhamstead -- 2;30pm, 6-7 PINE GROSBEAKS (inc. 2+ Males)
feeding in the lone fruit tree outside Barkhamstead Town Hall. Town
Hall is located on the right heading north prior to the intersection
of Rt#318 and Rt#181.  Occasionally flushed by traffic but returned
several times.

 From Shelley Harms:
12/15 - Norfolk yard -- 5 Pine Grosbeaks on highbush cranberries,
several Common Redpolls and Purple Finches at feeders

 From Ron Pelletier:
12/15 - Litchfield, Headquarters Road -- 6 Pine Grosbeaks.

 From Dan Cimbaro:
12/15 - East Hartland --  5 Pine Grosbeaks (three adult males, 2
females) mixed in with many Waxwings, at the location reported by
Bruce Finnan yesterday.  This is at the baseball field immediately at
the intersection of Rte 20 and Mountain Rd, about 1/2 mile before East
Hartland center.  The birds were feeding in the small fruiting trees
near Rte 20.

 From Hank Golet:
12/15 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
continues.  
Great Island -- SHORT-EARED OWL

 From Paul Cianfaglione, Andrew Dasinger and Bill Asteriades:
12/15 - Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows CBC -- 1 dark morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 40+ SNOW BUNTING, 3 AMERICAN
PIPIT, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 3 WINTER WREN, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (55+
SPECIES)

 From Bev Propen with Lee Schlesinger:
12/15 - Orange, near the soccer fields -- YELLOW BREASTED CHAT.
yard feeder -- 2 YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKERS (with Nick Bonomo)
 
 From Carl Ekroth with Paul Desjardins:
12/15 - South Windsor, Station 43 area -- morning, 1 imm. NORTHERN
SHRIKE, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS.

 From Bill and Cindi Kobak:
12/15 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

 From Shari and Val Guarino:
12/15 - Southington yard -- One female Common Redpoll at our feeder
this morning.  Red-breasted nuthatch still here since early fall.

 From Patrick Comins:
12/15 - Manchester, landfill -- 16 COMMON REDPOLLS, 2 AMERICAN PIPIT.

 From Jan Collins:
12/15 - Somers, Hutton Rd. -- 1 SNOW BUNTING

 From Andy Griswold:
12/15 - Essex, North Cove -- (2) Rough-legged Hawks

 From Donna Lorello:
12/15 - Shady Lane, Branford back yard -- 1 female (?) common Redpoll
at niger feeder.  Haven't seen one of these in the yard in years.

 From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/15 - Madison, yard -- Around 12:30, 4 COMMON REDPOLLS (one male),
along with a half dozen PURPLE FINCHES and several PINE SISKINS of
both sexes.

 From Marty Swanhall
12/15 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH

 From Bev Propen:
12/15 - Orange backyard -- Late afternoon, 2 PINE SISKINS.