[CT Daily] 10/29/2007 Common Ground-Dove

[Roy Harvey]

The COMMON GROUND-DOVE was seen again today but as expected the
installation of the water line is interfering with viewing.


 From Renee Baade, Nobel Proctor, and others:
10/29 - East Haven, Ora Ave/Proto Dr -- Common Ground-Dove seen
briefly at 3:30 PM and again at 4:00 PM.   Did not see dove at 12:30
PM, trucks working along side of seed site with jack hammers etc.
Workers quit at 3 PM, they will be back again tomorrow to finish up
the ditch they have been working on.     

 From Joan & Dick Mihm:
10/29 - Norfolk, Dennis Hill State Park -- 5PM, a flock (approx. 24)
Snow Buntings.

 From Greg Hanisek et al.:
10/29 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch -- 3 imm NORTHERN
GOSHAWKS, a flock of 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS that alighted briefly in a
tree. Other non-rators included 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 25 American
Pipits, 475 PURPLE FINCHES, 8 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS,
12 PINE SISKINS.

 From Steve Morytko:
10/29 - Ashford yard -- Red-headed Woodpecker (1 adult still caching
acorns) which I first saw on 10/7, and a first of the season Fox
Sparrow on Sunday, and abundant Purple Finches (8).

 From Ken Goldsmith:
10/28 – Woodstock feeder -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCHES (6)

 From Robert Dixon:
10/28 - Sterling -- PINE SISKIN (1) at feeders.

 From Lorraine Gundersen, Claudia & Bill Aherns:
10/29 - Madison, Hammonassett State Park -- American Pipits (7)

 From John Maynard
10/29 - Middletown, Brown Street feeder -- PURPLE FINCH, RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH pairs.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Daren Jacklin:
10/27 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Mott-Van Winkle
Area) -- 1 Brown Creeper
(White Memorial's Sawmill Yard) - 2 American Pipits.
White's Woods Rd. (White Memorial's Cemetery Pond) - 2 Blue-winged
Teal, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 1 American Woodcock, 9 Rusty Blackbirds;.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Marshall & Daren Jacklin:
10/27 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatches.

 From John Marshall:
10/27 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's N. Bay) -- 3
RED-NECKED GREBES.

 From Mike Doyle:
10/28 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 1 female
NORTHERN SHOVELER.

 From Max Ehrman:
10/28 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders)
-- 1 Fox Sparrow.

 From Dave Rosgen:
10/28 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Purple Finch.

 From Aaron Barriger:
10/29 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
7 White-crowned Sparrows

 From Bev Propen:
10/29 - Orange, backyard -- 1 FEMALE PURPLE FINCH and 2 RED BREASTED
NUTHATCHES at sunflower feeder.