[CT Daily] 09/20/2007

[Roy Harvey]

 From Sara Zagorski and Brian Toal:
9/20 - Rt. 44 Powerline, West Hartford -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PURPLE FINCH, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER

 From Frank Gallo
9/19 - Milford Point, Milford -- 1 Peregrine Falcon diving on outer
bars..  looked like imm female that's been hanging around.  1 Adult
Black Skimmer chasing the Peregrine.

 From Gina  Nichol:
9/20 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park (7-8:30 AM) -- COMMON EIDER
female, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 3 LITTLE BLUE
HERONS, MARSH WREN

 From Len J Kendall with Roger Preston:
9/20 - Simsbury, Great Pond -- 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS

 From Carolyn Cimino:
9/20 - Madison, Hammonassett State Park -- 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS
in the Meigs Pt parking area and 1 adult LITTLE BLUE HERON in the
marsh pond next to the parking area.
Horse Pond -- 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 4 juv. LITTLE BLUE HERONS

 From Chris Loscalzo:
9/20 -  Woodbridge, community gardens -- one adult LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

 From Bill Asteriades:
9/20 - South Glastonbury Back Yard -- 2 COMMON RAVENS (ignoring a
diving Sharp-shinned Hawk.)

 From John Maynard:
9/20 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 1 AMERICAN BITTERN,
naked eye view, posed in middle of fenced-in overgrown marsh north of
Nature Center, 3:30 p.m.; 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS in Nature Center
grassy parking area.

 From Carolyn Cimino:
9/20 - Madison, Hammonasssett SP, Meigs Pt parking area -- 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVER, 1 adult LITTLE BLUE HERON
Madison, Horse Pond -- 2 solitary sandpipers, 4 juv. LITTLE BLUE
HERONS

 From Melissa Baston:
9/20 - Cheshire, yard -- 1 female PURPLE FINCH at feeder

 From Jim and Carol Zipp
9/19-20 - Hamden backyard/Brooksvale Park -- Red-breasted Nuthatch,
only the 3rd one we've had in more than 25 years and a yard list of
169 birds!

 From Bev Propen:
9/20 - Orange backyard -- 10:30AM, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches at suet &
sunflower chip feeders.

 From John Triana:
9/20 - Guilford -- a half dozen or so Red-breasted Nuthatches