[CT Daily] 09/16/2007

[Roy Harvey]

Note:  Wondering about how the hawk watches were doing this weekend?
Read about it on CTBirds!
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 From Paul Carrier et al:
9/16 - West Hartland, Booth Hill -- Harford Hawk watch club trip, 3
PINE SISKIN, 1 very possible EVENING GROSBEAK !  Saw bird pass by,
tree level, yellowish chest, white flashes, in wings? - grosbeak
shape, size and flight. - 80% confident...
Also 1 Woodcock.

 From Luke Tiller with Joe Bear, Brian O'Toole and the Greenwich Hawk
watch gang:
9/16 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 1 TENNESSEE WARBLER, 2
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 4 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and 3 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES.

 From Nick Bonomo and multiple observers:
9/16 - Groton, Bluff Point -- ~1000 warblers of 16 species; NORTHERN
SHOVELER, several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 5 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 1
TENNESSEE WARBLER, 3 WILSON'S WARBLERS, several PURPLE FINCHES.

 From Donna Lorello:
9/16 - Branford front yard -- white-winged dove #1 feeding under front
feeders

 From Paul Carrier:
9/15 - Colebrook, Colebrook Reservoir -- 2 juv WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

 From Tom & Laura Zawislinski
9/16 - Milford, Milford Point CACC -- 11:00AM, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
seen in tidal flats between platform and spit.
 
 From Gary Lemmon:
9/16 - Guilford -- 10AM, Common Raven flying low and slow over I-95
between Exit 59 and 60

 From Robert & Lorraine Gundersen:
9/16 - Guilford yard -- Red-Breasted Nuthatch (2)

 From Steve & Charla Spector:
9/16 - Milford Point -- marsh side, 6 immature Yellow-crowned Night
Heron


Migration note:

First report of:
Golden Crowned Kinglet
White throated Sparrow