[CT Daily] 12/23/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Extralimital Note: There is a report of a Slaty-backed Gull in
Gloucester Harbor, MA.  For more information see massbird.

 From Paul & Douglas Carrier:
12/22 - Canaan, Barnes Rd off Under Mountain Rd -- at 2:35 we had 3
BOHEMIAN WAXWING in with 12 Cedar Waxwings.
Winsted, Deer Hill Rd -- pair PINE GROSBEAK in tall tree in field,
resting?
Bakerville, New Hartford --7:30 Maple hollow rd, at feeder, 1 
Ring-neck Pheasant; at swamp, 1 adult Northern Goshawk harassing
Bluebirds -(No Shrike); Stub Hollow Rd, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

 From Steve Mayo:
12/23 - Stratford Milford CBC (Sunday) Results -- We had an unofficial
and remarkable, 117 species.  Highlights included Eurasian Wigeon
(Milford & Bridgeport), Red-necked Grebe (Milford), 3 Rough-legged
Hawks (Milford & Stratford), 2 Semipalmated Plovers (Lordship), 2
Long-eared Owls (Milford), 2 Short-eared Owls (Lordship), Eastern
Phoebe, Yellow-breasted Chat (Lordship), the aforementioned Baltimore
Oriole (Stratford) and 29 Boat-tailed Grackles (Lordship).  My
apologies for the lack of specific locations.  Also one (suspiciously
pale, presumably Common) Redpoll at Seaside Park.

 From Gina Nichol:
12/23 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park, West Beach  parking area (8 -
9:30 AM) -- 11+ RED CROSSBILLS, 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.  The car
access to West Beach was blocked this morning though the road was
fairly  free of ice.  I walked in from the East Beach lot suspecting
there would be  something there and I was pleased with how easy the
Crossbills were to see. The  birds were working the line of pines
along the edge of parking lot. 

 From Mark Szantyr:
12/23 - South Windsor, Station 43, Ferry Ln -- afternoon, Snow
Buntings, 4 White-crowned Sparrows, 1 Vesper Sparrow.

 From Bill Asteriades:
12/23 - Ferry Lane, South Windsor -- 25+ SNOW BUNTING, 2 juvenile
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.

 From Anthony Zemba:
12/22 - Durham/Middlefield border, Coginchaug River -- 8+ RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS

 From Julian Hough:
12/22 - Stratford -- 4 late Semiplamated Plovers.

 From Christopher Lovell:
12/23 - Trumbull, 54 Cricket Lane, feeders -- Common Redpoll,
Red-breasted Nuthatch.

 From Roy Harvey with Darryl Perry:
12/23 - Derby, greenway -- 8 Common Redpolls