[CT Daily] 05/20/2007 Lots!

[Roy Harvey]

 From Diane Tucker:
5/20 - West Hartford, Reservoir off Farmington Avenue -- SUMMER
TANAGER (female)

 From  Donna Lorello:
5/20 - Branford -- second WHITE-WINGED DOVE at same location as the
one reported in the same place for months.  This bird is not missing
any toes unlike the first one I saw.  Also, its bill seems unblemished
and feathers seem in good shape other than a few rustled up from it
being picked on by some pigeons.  I loaded several photos to Webshots
http://community.webshots.com/user/arcadian7 - under Branford River
Birds.  I tried to get an assortment despite some parts not being in
focus - hoping to give an overall view of the bird.  I was not able to
get any pictures of the tail as the pigeons were pretty tough on
pushing this guy around.

 From Frank Mantlik:
5/20 - Milford, Milford Point -- MERLIN, LAUGHING GULL, 12 species
of shorebirds

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/20 - Stratford, Forest Rd. -- PURPLE GALLINULE continues at 5:45PM

 From Mike and Wanda Moccio:
5/20 - Stamford, Rosa Hartman Park -- MOURNING WARBLER, plus 14 other
warbler species. The mourning was observed for about 15 minutes than
could not be relocated.

 From John & Linda Clancy:
5/20 - Bloomfield - Penwood Park -- 19 species of warbler including
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and
KENTUCKY WARBLER.

 From Kevin Burgio:
5/20 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Bay-breasted Warbler

 From Debby Ethridge:
5/20 - Debby Ethridge, Old Greenwich, Tomac Cove -- 2 (male & female)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL.

 From Jayne Amico:
5/20 - Southington yard -- BLACK VULTURE

 From Dave Rosgen:
5/20 – Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -– 3
Purple Finches at the feeders, 1 Blackburnian Warbler in the White
Pines
Litchfield, Webster Rd. (White Memorial’s Bantam R. Marshes) –- 1
Solitary Sandpiper

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Candace Kalmick:
5/20 – Litchfield, Webster Rd. (White Memorial’s Catlin Woods) -– 3
Common Nighthawks overhead, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 Brown
Creeper, 2 Blackburnian Warblers, 1 Purple Finch
White’s Woods Rd. (White Memorial’s Pine Island) -– 2 Blackburnian
Warblers

 From Candace Kalmick:
5/20 – Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial’s Museum Feeders) –-
1 White-crowned Sparrow
White’s Woods Rd. (White Memorial’s Little Pond Trail & Boardwalk) –-
1 Solitary Sandpiper, 1 Brown Creeper

 From Steve Morytko  
5/19 - Mansfield, Pleasant Valley Rd. -- BLACK TERN and LITTLE BLUE
HERON found by Tom and Sue Harrington. Status today (5/20) unknown.

 From David Lawton:
5/19 - Bloomfield, Penwood State Park -- KENTUCKY WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,  SWAINSON'S THRUSH (5), YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
(2), WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WINTER WREN.  (15 warbler species)

 From Nancy Eaton:
5/19 - Litchfield -- The Common Moorhen continues in the reeds of the
pond across from the Memorial Cemetery previously described.  (4 p.m.)

 From Sara Zagorski, Denise Jernigan, Kris Johnson, Betty Zuraw:
5/20 - Litchfield, White Memorial, Cemetery Pond -- COMMON MOORHEN,
seen at 2:45 pm

Note 1: A bit more detail on yesterday's report of  Yellow-breasted
Chat at Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven: "From the Banton
Street entrance, the birds were in about 1/4 mile on the main road in
trees and brush where homes used to be between the road and the
Quinnipiac River."

Note 2: The Kentucky Warbler reported yesterday from Naugautck State
Forest was NOT relocated toay.  A one day (20 minutes, actually)
wonder.