[CT Daily] 02/17/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Special Note (a bit belated): This is the weekend of the Great
Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), organized by the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology and Audubon.  A worthy endeavor, and one that is easy to
support.  For details see http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc.


 From George Zepko via EJ Raynor:
2/17 - East Haddam, Goodspeed Bridge -- 1 immature GOLDEN EAGLE over
the bridge

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
2/17 - Windsor, Windsor/Bloomfield landfill -- 1 adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL
2/17 - South Windsor, Ferry Lane -- 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

 From Jamie Meyers:
2/17 - East Granby, Bradley Airport pulloff on CT 20 -- large flock of
~ 300 HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS, about 50/50 of each species,
with 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS.  This is the same parking area from which
the wheatears were visible last fall; the birds were especially
congregating in a snowplowed area in the northwest park of the lot but
also were feeding in the adjacent airport field.

 From Juian Hough
2/17 - Long Wharf, New Haven -- 1 Ault ICELAND GULL

 From Arne Rosengren with John Maynard:
2/17 - West Haven, First Avenue Boat Launch -- RED HEAD DRAKE amid
2500 GREATER SCAUP

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff, Bob Stanowski, et. al.:
2/17 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 6
REDHEADS
(Bantam Lake's Outlet) -- 1 female Northern Pintail

 From Dave Rosgen:
2/17 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Mott-Van Winkle
Area) -- 1 Brown Creeper

 From Tom & Ingrid Schaefer:
2/17 - Salisbury, East Twin Lake near intersection of Between the
Lakes Road and Washinee Heights Road -- 3 Redhead ducks