[CT Daily] 11/09/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Frank Mantlik
11/08 - Westport, Compo Beach 3:15pm -- 42 FORSTER'S TERNS on rocks
near intersection of Hillspoint Rd. & So. Compo (Luke Tiller counted
even more here same day)
11/07 - Compo Beach -- 2 NORTHERN GANNETS

 From Patrick Comins:
11/09 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- FOX SPARROW,
feeding on the ground under the feeders near the barn.  3+ PINE
SISKINS, Flying over with ~60 American Goldfinches.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
11/09 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach S.P., 2:30-5pm -- 1 AMERICAN
BITTERN (Meig's Point pond, and possibly a 2nd flying over as I was on
my drive out), 1 NORTHERN GANNET (Meig's Point), 1 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH (West Beach pines), 1 BROWN CREEPER (West Beach pines), 1
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (West Beach area) 
11/08 - Durham, Durham Meadows -- 5 BLACK VULTURES, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD,
2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS

 From Joe Bear:
11/09 - Wilton yard -- many PINE SISKENS at the feeders today- est.
12+ eating both Nyjer and Sunflower hearts.  Also, 3 PURPLE FINCHES.

 From Don Morgan:
11/09 - Coventry yard -- a Pine Siskin dining  happily on a 
nyjer feeder bag about 2:00 PM.

 From Dana Campbell, Lynn James, Dori Sosensky, Ernie Harris, and
guests from Cornell:
11/09 - New Haven, Lighthouse Pt Park hawkwatch -- 1 Northern Goshawk,
1 Peregrine Falcon (thanks to Cornell folks).  Also 95 Purple Finches,
12 Snow buntings, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 18 AMERICAN PIPITS, 15 PINE
SISKINS, 1 CAVE SWALLOW, 1 CUCKOO (Prob. Black-billed), 1 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK.  In the park:  2 Fox Sparrows.

 From Len Kendall:
(Correction from yesterday's report) Simsbury -- I gave you bum info
on the location of the Northern Shrike here in Simsbury. The bird was
almost at the end on Owens Brook Blvd ( not Ironhorse ) as you get to
Great Pond Rd across from the entrance to McLean Home.

 From Mahlon Hale:
11/08 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- American Bittern at
the pond next to the Meigs Point parking lot.

 From Emily Keltonic:
11/09 - Norwich, yard feeders - 1 female Purple Finch, 2 Red-breasted
Nuthatches (have become residents) and 1 Fox Sparrow.

From Gina Nichol and Sunrise Birding group:
11/09 - New  Haven, Lighthouse Point -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (juv.),
FOX SPARROW, SNOW  BUNTING, PURPLE FINCH (female), EASTERN MEADOWLARK.

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
11/09 - Stratford, River Valley Rd. -- 2 female PURPLE FINCHES, 1 male
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH continues (since August)

 From Shari and Val Guarino:
11/09 - Southington yard -- Pine siskin and Red-breasted Nuthatch

 From Arthur Shippee
11/08 & 09 - Hamden, North Lake Dr. -- 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at
sunflower seed feeder