[CT Daily] 10/16/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
10/16 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 juvenile GREAT CORMORANT (very
uncommon inland, great comparison with 3 Double-crested Cormorant
pulled out on rocks)
10/16 0 Farmington, Farmington Meadows -- late morning, three swallow
species feeding over a working tractor,  1 CLIFF SWALLOW,  2 NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALOW and 20+ TREE SWALLOW.  Also AMERICAN PIPITS.  

 From John Schwarz:
10/16 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- BROWN CREEPER (2) at end of
Willard's Trail.  NELSON'S?SHARP-TAILED SPARROW (2) in reeds to right
of exit road leading back to Nature Center from Willard's parking
area.

 From Lynn James and company:
10/16 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park Hawkwatch -- morning; a light
phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

 From E.J. Raynor:
10/16 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park, 8:15-9:40am -- 1
Clay-colored Sparrow at new nature center; 1 Vesper Sparrow on lawn
near airplane field parking lot.

 From Charlotte Weston, Stacy Hanks & the Banding Crew:
10/13 - Milford, CT Audubon Coastal Center -- 4 White-Crowned Sparrow,
3 Brown Creeper.

 From Andy  Rzeznikiewicz via Don Morgan:
10/16 - Pomfret, CAS sanctuary -- PROTHONOTARY WARBLER.

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
10/16 - Stratford, River Valley Rd. -- 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW at
feeders.
Stratford, Forest Rd. -- 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
(2 imm. 1 adult).
Fairfield, CAS Center -- 3 BROWN CREEPER, 3 WINTER WREN, 3 MARSH WREN,
1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 6 PINE SISKIN.
Stratford, Merritt Parkway Exit 53 -- 1 BLACK VULTURE.

 From Steve & Charla Spector:
10/16/07 - Silver Sands SP, 4:00-5:00 PM -- Vesper Sparrow among many
Savannahs in parking lot fields where 6 E. Meadowlarks were flying
around.

 From Patty Scott & banding crew:
10/16 - Fairfield, Birdcraft -- MOURNING WARBLER, GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH.

 From Gina Nichol and Sunrise Birding group:
10/16 - New  Haven, Lighthouse Point -- 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS,
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 12 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.

 From Sam Fried:
10/16 - Nod Brook WMA, Simsbury -- many White-crowned Sparrows

 From Dave Provencher:
10/16 - Norwich, along the stretch of power lines behind the
"Village at Briar Hill" condos off Rte 82 -- Lincoln's Sparrow , 6
immature White-crowned Sparrow, 30 Purple Finch (several singing).

 From Patrick Comins:
10/16 - Southbury, Bent of the River -- White-crowned Sparrow at the
feeders, 10++ Purple Finches, 3+ Red-breasted Nuthatches.

 From Karen Fiske:
10/16 - Durham, Tuttle Road -- 5 BLACK VULTURES; 2 were walking by the
side of the road and the other three were perched on the lowest
branches in a tree in a small wooded stretch by the road.

From Joe Wojtanowski:
10/15 - Poquonock feeder - - PURPLE FINCH.
East Granby - Peak Mountain Hawk Watch - - 2 BLACK VULTURE, 2 COMMON
RAVEN, 2 
EASTERN  MEADOWLARK.
10/16 - Poquonock feeder - - WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
 
 From Joe and John Wojtanowski:
10/14 - East Granby, Peak Mountain Hawk Watch -- AMERICAN PIPIT,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON.
10/16 - East Granby, Peak Mountain Hawk Watch -- 2 adult GOLDEN EAGLE
at 1032 & 1150.
 
 From Joe and Terry Wojtanowski:
10/16 - Bloomfield, Reservoir # 3 -- adult GOLDEN EAGLE very low at
1545.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Max Ehrman:
10/15 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2 White-crowned Sparrows, 13 Purple Finches

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff:
10/15 - Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial's Little Pond) -- 7
Blue-winged Teal, 6 Virginia Rails, 6 Marsh Wrens, 1 Winter Wren;

 From Brian O'Toole:
10/15 - Greenwich, Quaker Ridge -- Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and 3
White-Crowned Sparrows.

 From Carolyn Cimino:
10/15 - East Lyme, Rocky Neck State Park -- 1 adult WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.

 From Frank Mantlik with Frank Gallo, Patrick & Jim Dugan:
10/14 - Milford, Milford Pt Big Sit -- 101 species (they may have
added one or two more after sunset); GREAT CORMORANT, AMERICAN BITTERN
(2), YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (3), SNOW GOOSE (6), 12 species of
ducks including NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN PINTAIL (3), COMMON EIDER
(1-on plover-nesting bar), BLACK SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER(3), 11
species diurnal raptors, 15 shorebirds including AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, WHIMBREL, WESTERN SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, CASPIAN
TERN(1-fly by to the west), YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (out in open and even
down to marsh-edge), MARSH WREN, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, AMERICAN PIPIT, 8
sparrow species including WHITE-CROWNED and SALT MARSH SHARP-TAILED,
BOBOLINK.

 From Luke Tiller:
10/13 - Wilton, Allen's Meadows -- confirmed Gambel's subspecies of
White-crowned Sparrow.