[CT Daily] 03/29/200

[Roy Harvey]

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/29 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 3 LESSER SCAUP, 15 PIED-BILLED
GREBE (high number)

 From Alex Coffey:
3/29 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- at least 20 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1
BROWN CREEPER, numerous FOX SPARROWS

 From Frank Mantlik
3/25 - Milford, Merwin Point - 1 NORTHERN GANNET

 From Phil Asprelli:
3/29 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 8:45 and
10:00 AM; the bird seems to be in transition to it's adult plumage
coloration with red and white becoming more pronounced.

 From Patrick Comins:
3/29 - Southbury, Bent of the River -- BLACK VULTURE, seen every day
this week, two seen today.  Common Raven, seen or heard every day this
week, suspect they may have a nest in the area.

 From Dave Rosgen:
3/28 - Winchester, 121-126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 3
Purple Finches

 From John Eykelhoff & Leo Kulinski:
3/28 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 2
Redheads

 From Frank Errico:
3/28 - Litchfield, White's Woods Rd. (White Memorial's Old Camp
Townsend) -- 1 Common Raven, 2 Brown Creepers

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Margaret Sellers & John Eykelhoff:
3/27 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Butternut Brook Marsh) -- 1 AMERICAN
BITTERN
(Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 5 Redheads, 1 Lesser Scaup, 6 Northern
Pintail

 From Dave Rosgen:
3/27 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeder's)
-- 1 Purple Finch

 From Steve Broker:
3/29 - Woodbridge, West Rock Ridge -- pair of nesting COMMON RAVENS.

 From Paul Carrier:
3/29 - Salisbury, Twin Lakes, nearby swamp -- 12 Rusty Blackbird, 1
Ruffed grouse
Burlington, Lake Garda -- 7 Lesser Scaup


Migration Notes:

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW -- First of the year 3/28 Norwalk
PIPING PLOVER -- Milford Pt
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON -- Milford Pt
Pine Warbler -- Simsbury