[CT Daily] 10/12/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Steve Morytko:
10/12 - Ashford, yard -- Red-headed Woodpecker; directions can be
found on CTBirds:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20071008/003389.html

 From Jerry Connolly:
10/12 - Hammonasset State Park -- NORTHERN GANNET (2), WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH.

 From Sarah Johnston:
10/12 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS.

 From Hank Golet:
10/12 - Old Lyme, Lord Cove -- kayak paddle this morning produced 3 AM
BITTERNS, 13 FORSTER'S TERNS, SORA RAILS, 3 SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS plus
the regular stuff.
Old Lyme, Buttonball Rd gravel pit -- 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS still
showing

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
10/12 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 adult BONAPARTE'S GULL, 2
NORTHERN SHOVELER.

 From Steve Spector:
10/12 -  Milford, Silver Sands SP, noon-1:00 PM  -- fields near
parking lot: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (late), Eastern Meadowlark with many
Savannah Sparrows.
Milford, CT Aud Coastal Ctr, 2:30 PM -- parking lot observation
platform: while watching 1 adult and 5 juv. Yellow-crowned
Night-Herons (juvs standing on motor boat), something caused
Night-Herons to flush:  35 N-Hs, seemingly all juvs, took off.  All
seemed to be Yewllow-Crowned, but possibly a few Black-crowned mixed
in.

 From Carol Zipp:
10/11 - Hamden Yard -- 1 Adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
10/12 - Hamden Yard -- 1 PINE SISKIN at feeder with numerous
goldfinches

 From Judy Moore:
9/12 - Woodbridge Community Gardens -- 4 BLACK VULTURES, 1 COMMON
RAVEN, 1 White-crowned Sparrow.

 From John Maynard
10/11 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 1 AMERICAN BITTERN in
marsh pools bordering Pebble beach to the north, 9:51 a.m. EASTERN
MEADOW LARK, atop tall pole in area above.
Middlefield -- 3 BLACK VULTURES on ground trying to feed on dead
squashed rabbit on road without being casualties themselves, at Main
Street 150 yards west of junction with Cherry Hill Road, 1:37 p.m.

 From Meredith Sampson:
10/11 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- FORSTER'S TERN.

 From Carolyn Fisher:
10/11 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 2 immature Little
Blue Herons.