[CT Daily] 11/13/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Greg Haniske:
11/13 - New Hartford, Bakerville swamp -- 8 a.m. WESTERN KINGBIRD,
imm. NORTHERN SHRIKE.  Both were in the main swamp on the left side of
Maple Hollow Road heading north from Rt 202. Got very lucky. Weather
was miserable as I reached Torrington, and it was still dim and rainy
when I got the the swamp. But after cruising the immediate aea for
about 10 minutes, it stopped raining and got a bit brighter. The swamp
came alive with birds (robins, bluebirds, waxwings, goldfinches) and
the kingbird and shrike both appeared within 5 minutes

 From Paul Carrier:
11/13 -  New Hartford, Bakerville swamp -- 10:45 (after Greg H was
here) Len Kendel, Roger Preston and I  also saw the WESTERN KINGBIRD
only in field by house, by cow barn in the hedges. The NORTHERN SHRIKE
was hunting from the small Christmas trees planted by the road. When I
left there, I went down Dings rd to rt 202 and had another NORTHERN
SHRIKE SHRIKE, an immature bird, at edge of plowed field just before
rt 202 in trees bordering the stream.

 From Len Kendall with Roger Preston:
11/13 - New Hartford, Bakerville swamp -- WESTERN KINGBIRD and the
NORTHERN SHRIKE this morning along Maple Hollow Rd.  Paul Carrier was
also there and pointed out the Shrike which was in the area of the
nursery trees before you get to the actual swamp..  Roger and I had
the Kingbird out in a hedgerow near the barn on the west side were
most of the cattle are located.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff:
11/13 - Morris, E. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Central section) -- 1
Red-throated Loon, 2 BLACK SCOTERS
Rt. 209 (Bantam Lake's Nick's Cove) -- 1 Horned Grebe
(White Memorial's N. Shore Marsh) -- 6 Rusty Blackbirds

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ James Fischer & Gerri Griswold:
11/13 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 1
immature NORTHERN SHRIKE, 6 Fox Sparrows, 85 White-throated Sparrows

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
11/13 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 2 HORNED GREBE (less common
inland), 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER (same two birds for the last month).

 From Christopher Lovell:
11/13 - Trumbull, 54 Cricket Lane -- 1 FOX SPARROW

 From Dean Rupp:
11/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 65 SNOW BUNTINGS in Nature
Center Parking Lot, AMERICAN BITTERN in marsh just east of Nature
Center Parking Lot.

 From Jayne Amico:
11/12 -  Southington yard -- Four PINE SISKINS, one PURPLE FINCH

 From Frank Mantlik:
11/12 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 2 CAVE SWALLOWS continued
9-9:20am,  visible from the extreme NW corner of the park.  The
swallows were sitting on and foraging from the adjacent sewage
treatment plant tan brick building (west or harbor side).  A scope is
needed for decent views.  Later in the morning Frank Gallo reported
them again, along with the late NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW.
Q bridge -- 1 PEREGRINE FALCON.
11/12 - Stratford, foot of Cove Place "Sea"watch 1:40-2:15pm -- 7
NORTHERN GANNETS (all far out, diving), 1 White-winged Scoter, 

 From Frank Errico:
11/10 - Bethlehem, Rt. 132 (Swenson Farm Preserve) - 1 NORTHERN
SHRIKE.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Chris Vann & Boy Scouts:
11/11 - Barkhamsted, Rt. 318 (MDC's Barkhamsted Reservoir as viewed
from the Saville Dam) - 1 Common Raven.

 From John Eykelhoff & Ray Belding, w/ LHAS group:
11/11 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 1
Northern Pintail.
(Bantam Lake's N. Bay) -- 1 Red-throated Loon (rare inland).
(White Memorial's N. Shore Marsh) -- 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Jeff Greenwood, Peter Tokarz, Paul Cashman, et.
al.:
11/12 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders)
-- 7 Fox Sparrows

 From Paul Cashman:
11/12 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's N. Bay) -- 1 Horned
Grebe.
(Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 1 Horned Grebe.

 From Rick Macsuga:
11/12 - South Windsor, station 43 area -- 20 plus Snow buntings, 12
American Pipits, Wilson Snipe, Fox Sparrow, White Crowned Sparrow