[CT Daily] 05/02/2007 Gallinule, Orange-crowned, Black Tern

[Roy Harvey]

An unusual hummingbird - all dark, maybe with some white shoulders -
seen at a feeder in Branford earlier this week.  It seems to have
moved on at this point.  There is no way to be certain of the species
at this point, but it can at least serve as a reminder to look closely
at every bird.


I know I did not get every sighting into the compilation tonight.  I
tried to hit the highlights and as much of the rest as I could, but if
people could report their sightings in the standard format it would be
a BIG help.  For those reporting via CTBirds including the standard
format as well as the text descriptions probably makes the most sense.
Thanks for your help with this.


 From Brian O'Toole:
5/02 - Greenwich, Fairchild Garden -- ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/02 - Stratford, Forest Rd. -- PURPLE GALLINULE continues at 3:00PM
in the marsh

 From Mike Moccio:
5/02 - Stratford -- PURPLE GALLINULE continues 8:30 - 9:00 am foraging
continuously.

 From Christopher Lovell:
5/02 - Stratford, Forest Rd -- PURPLE GALLINULE continues 13:30

 From Paul Cianfaglione,
5/02 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 alternate plumage BLACK TERN, 1
COMMON TERN, 9 RED-NECKED GREBES.
5/02 - Simsbury, Nod Road -- 3 NORTHERN SHOVELER.

 From Gina Nichol:
5/2 -- Madison, Hammonasset State Park,  Willard's Island and Meig's
Point area -- 9 BOBOLINKS, 3 BROWN THRASHERS, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL

 From Joe Wojtanowski:
5/01 &  5/02 - East Granby, East Granby Farms -- 2 BOBOLINK , 2
EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
 
 From Joe and Terry Wojtanowski:
5/02 - Poquonock yard -- BROWN THRASHER

 From Ted Gilman:
5/02 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW at lower end
of Hawk Watch Lawn

 From Shaun Martin
5/02- Fairchild Garden, Greenwich -- 2 Solitary sandpipers, 1 male
Blackburnian Warbler
Audubon Greenwich -- 1 Yellow-billed cuckoo, 1 Nashville warbler, 15
warbler species in all

 From Stefan Martin
5/2-Audubon Greenwich- 1 Worm-eating warbler, 2 male Blackburnian
warblers

 From Erich Buchholz:
5/02 - Suffield, Windsor Locks Canal Trail -- 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES
singing this evening.  I had just one warbler species; a Tennessee
warbler.

 From Dean Rupp:
5/02 - Killingworth, Chatfield Hollow State Park -- BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER (a magnificently colored male!)


Migration notes:

Hot spots:
Audubon Greenwich -- 15 warbler species

First reports (more or less):
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER -- Greenwich; Milford; Fairfield
SOLITARY VIREO -- Greenwich
Blackburnian Warbler -- Greenwich
Worm-eating Warbler -- Greenwich
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- Greenwich

Others:
OVENBIRD -- increasing reports
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- widespread
Hooded Warbler -- CT College Arboretum
NASHVILLE WARBLER -- Fairfield
TENNESSEE WARBLER -- Fairfield; Suffield
Scarlet Tanager -- Milford