[CT Daily] 01/21/2007 LAZULI BUNTING

[Roy Harvey]

From Roy Zartarian
1/21 - Cromwell, Route 9 (south of I-91 exits) -- PEREGRINE FALCON
1/21 - Madison, Hammonasset SP - LAZULI BUNTING seen 10:20 -- 10:40 AM
feeding with sparrows in the grass alongside the park road in front of
the east beach pavilion

 From Steve Broker, with Bob Mitchell:
1/21 - East Haven, Ora Avenue/Proto Drive, Morris Creek Marshes -- 4
MARSH WRENS, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS

 From Joe Wojtanowski:
1/21 - East Windsor, Broad Brook Mill Pond -- CACKLING GOOSE with 750
Canada Geese.

 From Carl Ekroth:
1/21 - Stratford, Frash Pond -- 2 GREATER YELLOW LEGS, 1 RUDDY DUCK
Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- 1 SNOW GOOSE

 From Robert Dixon:
1/21 - Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery - WILSON'S SNIPE (2),
RUSTY BLACKBIRD, WINTER WREN, NORTHERN PINTAIL, PIED-BILLED GREBE,
BALD EAGLE, EASTERN PHOEBE.

 From Towny & Mardi Dickinson:
1/21 - Stratford, Frash Pond -- PIED-BILLED GREBE, RUDDY DUCK, I  
LESSER SCAUP, 3 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS.
Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- PIED-BILLED GREBE.
Stratford, Seawall --  Alcid Species, possible RAZORBILL to the
Northeast. BLACK SCOTER in water.
Stratford, Marsh across from Sikorsky Airport -- SHORT-EARED OWL, 20  
BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.

 From Nick Bonomo:
1/21 - Waterford, Harkness Memorial SP -- 375+ NORTHERN GANNETS
(almost 100% adults, a couple subadults), many streaming east-to-west
but several groups were plunge-diving, 1st winter ICELAND GULL. No
Harlequin Duck while I was there early afternoon.

 From Don Ragozzine:
1/21 - Ansonia, Ansonia reservoir off route 243 -- Two Ruddy Ducks in
the unfrozen part of the resevoir at 12:00

 From Lorraine Gundersen:
1/21 - Guilford yard feeder -- Purple Finch (3), Dicksissel (1), Fox
Sparrow 
 Guilford, off Shell Beach -- Northern Gannet (2), Great Blue Heron in
marsh to left.
Anne Conover Nature Trail -- Red Breasted Nuthatch, Bluebirds (6),
Red-shoulder Hawk 

 From Julian Hough:
1/20 - Hammonassett - 1st-y male LAZULI BUNTING seen exceptionally
well feeding on the grass verge from 8:15am-9:15am.  Just before you
reach the entrance to the east beach parking lot, there is a wide
gravel path on the right leading into the scrub. The bird was feeding
out on the grass verge and perching in cedars either side of that
obvious gravel area.


 January Notes:
Stratford, Frash Pond -- 20 CANVASBACK DUCKS, 12 BUFFLEHEAD DUCKS, 15
GREATER SCAUP, 15 HOODED MERGANSERS.
Stratford, Short Beach -- 6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 12 AMERICAN WIGEON.
Stratford, Long Beach -- ICELAND GULL 1st year, 100 COMMON GOLDENEYE,
60-70 LONG-TAILED DUCKS
Stratford, Marsh across from Airport -- 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 3 GREAT
BLUE HERONS