[CT Daily] 12/28/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS

[Roy Harvey]

 From Sarah Williams:
12/28 - North Branford -- Immature GOLDEN EAGLE soaring above the
intersection of Routes 80 and 22 at 11:35 am.

 From Kevin and Bruce Finnan:
12/28 - Goshen, Ashley Rd -- three Pine Grosbeaks.
Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 28 Pine Grosbeaks, including at least eight
adult males, at 9:30 A.M.  We  came back at 11:30 and others reported
45 Pine Grosbeaks at that location!  Other Goshen locations, Under
Mountain Rd. in Canaan, and Housatonic River Road in Falls Village
were quiet.

 From Judy Moore and Marty Moore, with Phil Asprelli:
12/28 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- a large flock of Pine Grosbeaks 
feeding on the crab apples.  The birds are low and close and in all
plumages -- great viewing.

 From Don Morgan:
12/28 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- PINE GROSBEAKS; Today on a couple of
occasions there was a flock of more than 40, though most times the
number of birds seen was probably in the 15 to 20 range.  Also when
the large flock was together it appeared that almost half were adult
males.

 From Hank Golet:
12/28 - Old Lyme, Great Island -- 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS

 From Dave Provencher:
12/28 - Pomfret -- immature Northern Shrike continues at CAS
Sanctuary.

 From Don Morgan:
12/27 - Pomfret, CAS -- immature Northern Shrike near the 1895 barn
and a Peregrine  Falcon over the Wyndham Land Trust duck marsh.
Coventry -- a flock of 15 - 20 Common Redpolls in my yard which have
been around for about 2 weeks and have taken over my nyjer feeders.

 From Larry Nichols:
12/28 - Lyme, Selden Creek Preserve, white trail -- 50+ COMMON
REDPOLLS feeding in treetops, 2 COMMON RAVENS, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.

 From Dave Rosgen:
12/24 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2
Common Ravens feeding on deer carcass, 115 Common Redpolls at the
feeders
126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS in the
spruce stand
12/25 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 125
Common Redpolls at the feeders
117 Laurel Way (Eisenlohr's Apple Orchard, which is private property,
so stay out on the public road) -- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding in Apple
Trees
12/26 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 159
Common Redpolls at the feeders
126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1 PINE GROSBEAK in the
spruce stand
12/27 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 45
Common Redpolls
Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 1
immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 2 Fox Sparrows, 8 Common Redpolls, 1 Purple
Finch
12/28 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 5
Common Redpolls
12/28 - Litchfield, White Memorial, (Ongley Field) - 2 Common Redpolls
(Mill Field) -- 3 PINE GROSBEAKS, 1 Purple Finch feeding on buds in
Tamaracks.
N. Shore Rd. (White Memorial's Wheeler Hill) -- 1 immature RED
CROSSBILL in spruce stand
(Campground Store feeders) -- 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Pine Siskin