[CT Daily] 09/14/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Note: This is the weekend of a hawk watch festival in Greenwich at
Quaker Ridge.  For more information see the CTBirds post by Bian
O'Toole in the CTBirds archive:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20070910/002954.html


 From Jack Wells:
9/14 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- Female MISSISSIPPI KITE
(flying low over mansion area heading SW)

 From Dana Campbell:
9/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Pt Park -- one EASTERN MEADOWLARK, a
second sighting of a Jaeger flying past the southern breakwater.

 From Greg Hanisek:
9/14 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- Good presence of landbird
migrants this morning c 7:30-8:30. Highlights were 1 SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 2 PURPLE
FINCHES.

 From Luke Tiller
9/14 - Redding, Saugatuck Falls -- 25+ Purple Finches, 1 Lincoln's
Sparrow, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch (all the
birds on the Old Field Trail)

 From Paul Carrier:
9/14 - Burlington, Johnycake hawk Watch -- WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 VESPER
SPARROW, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 3 PURPLE FINCH

 From Nick Bonomo:
9/14 - Stratford, Stratford Marina -- basic-plumaged LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER
Stratford, Long Beach Blvd restoration area -- juv WESTERN SANDPIPER,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Milford, Milford Pt -- juv AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, juv WESTERN
SANDPIPER, 2 juv RED KNOT

 From E.J. Raynor and Jay Carlisle:
9/14 - Old Lyme, Griswold Poin -- (1300-1630) 2 Whimbrel, 1 juf
American Golden-Plover, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 9
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, 1 Bobolink
Groton, Bluff Point SP -- (0630-1130) 1 Philadelphia Vireo, 

 From Jayne Amico:
9/14 - Southington yard -- Singing PURPLE FINCH

 From Carl Ekroth:
9/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 adult LITTLE BLUE HERON at
Meig's Point pond

 From Arthur Shippee:
9/14 - Hamden, Whitneyville, Clifford St. -- 3 COMMON RAVENS flying  
lazily south.

 From John Maynard:
9/14 - Middletown, Brown Street feeder -- 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

 From Stephanie and Duncan Stewart:
9/14 - Vernon, Hansen Dr -- 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, at feeder, and 4
Common Nighthawks passing over head

 From Stephanie Almeida (and the CT DEP and volunteers):
9/12 - Milford, Milford Point (area off of Francis St) -- 2:00pm
American Golden Plover