[CT Daily] 09/10/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Note 1: Tom Sayers posted this to CTBirds: "Apparently someone lost a
lens cover to their Swarovski binoculars at Rocky Hill Meadows on
Saturday morning on the road just past the blue porta potty.  It has
been hung up on the fenceline on the sod field side of the road where
all the action has been."

Note 2: Ever disatisfied with how detailed posted reports aren't? Join
the discussion over on CTBirds where this is being batted around
today.


 From Brian O'Toole:
9/10 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- PARASITIC JAEGER harrassing
Laughing Gulls off bluff
w/Meredith Sampson -- OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER in dead tree near
clambake area

 From Glenn Williams:
9/10 - Mystic yard -- Swainson's Thrush

 From Patrick and Maxson Comins:
9/10 - Meriden Stop and Shop (West end)-- 4 BLACK VULTURES.  They were
flying low over the top of the building like they were coming up from
a roost.  There were also ~10 Turkey Vultures.

 From Patrick Comins:
9/10 - Stratford Access Pool -- 2 STILT SANDPIPERS (juv), 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (adult) and a very brief look at a SORA.

 From Patrick Comins, with Anthony Zemba and Dan Hageman:
9/10 - Rocky Hill Meadows -- 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (juv). in the field
on the left where you make the first right angle turn heading in from
the ferry.  Also quite a few Savannah Sparrows and flyover BOBOLINKS.

 From Julian Hough & Paul Fusco:
9/09 - West Haven, Sandy Pt -- 5:00pm, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
fly-over, landed and flew off again; 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 WESTERN
WILLETS (and 1 Eastern)

 From John Schwarz:
(/10 - West Haven, Sandy Pt -- 2:30 PM, juvenile RED KNOT

 From Rick Gedney:
9/09 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows --7:00 AM, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.  Plovers and
Sandpipers in the area where the turf farmers are tilling and
smoothing new fields.
Madison, Hammonasset State Park, Madison -- 9:00 AM, 3 LITTLE BLUE
HERON, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.
Madison, Horse Pond -- 10:00 AM, 9 SOLITARY SANDPIPER,  8 LITTLE BLUE
HERON (1 adult, 7 imm.)

 From Carolyn Fisher:
9/09 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 6 p.m; American
Bitteren in Meigs Point traffic circle marsh, flew to three different
locations, fairly close look on ground and in flight. 6 American
Golden Plovers in parking area next to this marsh

 From Paul & Douglas Carrier & Ayla:
9/09 - Colebrook, Colebrook reservoir -- By the ever shrinking water
and exposed mud, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS