[CT Daily] 10/17/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Pat Dufour:
10/17 - East Hampton, feeder -- 4:55 PM, Evening Grossbeak; also
yesterday a Red-breasted Nuthatch.

 From Brian Bielfelt via Brian O'Toole:
10/17 - Greenwich, Quaker Ridge Hawkwatch -- 3 Evening Grosbeaks fly
over, 4 White-Crowned Sparrows.

 From William Haffey (and birdcraft banders):
10/17- Birdcraft, Fairfield-- RUSTY BLACKBIRD (1st for Birdcraft), 1
BROWN CREEPER.

 From Dave Provencher:
10/17 - Waterford, Millstone Pt -- Light form adult Rough-legged Hawk
flying westward; heard a fly-over Pine Siskin; Purple Finch call notes
were in evidence evertime and everywhere I was outside this morning.

 From Jim and Carol Zipp
10/17 - Hamden backyard and Brooksvale Park --5 White-crowned Sparrows
including one striking adult bird.  Up to 50 Purple Finch with some
singing.  Only a few adult males though.  One Yellow-belly Sapsucker.
2 Lincoln's Sparrows.

 From D Tripp:
10/17 - Canton, RT 44, Shoppes at Farmington Valley -- flyover calling
EVENING GROSBEAK ~ 9:15AM

 From Greg Hanisek
10/17 - Southbury, Crook Horn Road (loop trail) -- crawling with birds
including 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 7 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, PURPLE
FINCHES feeding on box-elder and flying over.

 From Luke Tiller:
10/17 - Westport, Sherwood Island -- 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 2 VESPER
SPARROWS, and about 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Wilton, Allen's Meadows -- 4 VESPER SPARROWS, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW and
I would estimate 20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 3 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS

 From Nick Bonomo:
10/17 - Orange, Rte 34 field -- 54 hawks of 8 species in 40 minutes; 1
flyby PINE SISKIN.
Orange yard -- 49 hawks of 8 species in 55 minutes; 1 Red-breasted
Nuthatch.

 From Jayne Amico:
10/17 - Southington yard -- 25 flyover SNOW GEESE, one a dark-phase
adult.

 From Lynn James et al:
10/16 - New Haven, Lighthouse Pt Park -- 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

 From Frank Mantlik:
10/16 - Westport -- Winter Wren;
Brush dump -- 3 White-crowned Sparrows, Winter Wren

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
10/16 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- (5:00pm) 1 juvenile GREAT
CORMORANT (very uncommon inland).

 From Meredith Sampson:
10/16 - Riverside, Lockwood Road yard -- 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS.

 From Angela Dimmitt
10/16 - New Milford /Rte 7 north of Big Y -- 30 +/- BLACK VULTURES
back at roost

 From Dana Campbell:
10/15 - Lighthouse POint Park -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH along the main park
road.