[CT Daily] 05/11/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Bruce Finnan
5/11 - Waterbury yard -- Decent movement of Warblers this evening,
including Blackburnian Warbler

 From Bob Barbieri:
5/11 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Lake
Trail near the Bantam Lake observation platform) -- 1 KENTUCKY WARBLER

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/11 - Stratford, Forest Rd.- - PURPLE GALLINULE continues at 12:45PM
with 2 GREEN HERONS

 From Kathy Clark, Anita Shaffer, Leslie Stophel, & Roy Zartarian:
5/11 - Newington, Ancient Highway Trail, Cedar Mountain -- SWAINSON'S
THRUSH

 From Ernie Harris:
5/10 - Bolton backyard,  6:45-7:45 -- BAY-BREASTED WARBLER

 From Angela Dimmitt:
5/09 - New Milford -- CLIFF SWALLOWS back at Boardman's  Bridge
5/11 - Washington/New Preston -- at least 12 PURPLE MARTINS back on
the  links at the Lake Waramaug Country Club, visible from Gunn Hill
Road

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/11 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (less
common inland).

 From Dana Campbell
5/07 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- BOBOLINK
5/09 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- ORCHARD ORIOLE

 From Mike Moccio
5/11 - Stamford CIWS (Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 11 Species of
warbler, 1 PAIR ORCHARD ORIOLE

 From Carl Ekroth:
5/11 - Ellington, Snipsic Lake -- a flock of 15 Common Loons, 
On Abbott Road -- 3 Bobolinks.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff:
5/11 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Museum
Area) -- 2 Common Nighthawks, 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 3 Purple
Finches
(White Memorial Foundation's Pine Grove 2 & Interpretive Trail) -- 1
Brown Creeper, each
(White Memorial Foundation's N. Shore Marsh) - 2 Solitary Sandpipers,
1 Common Nighthawk
(White Memorial Foundation's Lake Trail) -- no Kentucky Warbler, but
an immature Merlin was sitting in a tree directly over the spot where
it had been seen


Migration notes:

As I have statd before, a clearer understanding of the state of the
migration can be found by reading CTBirds.

First report:
Common Nighthawks -- Litchfield

Magnolia Warbler -- increasing reports
COMMON TERNS -- some reports
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS -- some reports
White-eyed Vireo -- some reports