[CT Daily] 04/13/2008 BOHEMIAN WAXWING

[Roy Harvey]

IMPORTANT NOTE:  This will be the last daily report until (at least)
Saturday, 4/19.  I will be away for the week.  If you need to know
what is happening you can read CTBirds, where most of the reports come
from in the first place.  You can read the CTBirds archives at either
of these locations:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html
The second on is only the recent messages, but is easier to read.

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT


 From Steve Broker:
4/13 - Storrs, UConn campus -- Bohemian Waxwing at the two crabapple
trees on the west side of the CLAS Building at 8:35 A.M., n the
deciduous tree next to the Norway Spruce, and at 8:41.  For the next
hour it remained in near-continuous view, in the crabapples, on the
ground below, and in several different deciduous trees in the
immediate vicinity and in the Norway Spruce.  On this morning, it
favored the top of the deciduous tree in line with Glenbrook Road
(CLAS "quadrant") and mid-level of the deciduous tree just left of the
Norway Maple (parking lot "quadrant") when not feeding right at the
crabapples.  It also tucks itself into the Norway Spruce for periods,
then drops to the ground here.  (Directions are based on viewing from
the entrance doors to CLAS.  This bird is not hard to see.)

 From Mark Szantyr:
4/13 - Mansfield(?) -- Bohemian Waxwing at 7:30.

 From Karen Fiske:
4/13 -Durhan, Durham Meadows, White's Farm -- 14 WILSON'S SNIPE.
Durham, Skating Pond Route 68 -- AMERICAN BITTERN
Durham, Greenbacker Farm Pond Route 68 -- 4 BLACK VULTURES, 1 in the
air, 3 on the ground by the pond, one feeding on a dead Canada Goose

 From Fran and Tom Holloway
4/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Little Blue Herons in
Boulder Pond at Meigs Point, around 8:30.

 From Ernest S Harris:
4/13 - Bolton backyard-PURPLE FINCH(male-2, female-1)

 From Bill Asteriades:
4/13 - Portland, Wangunk Meadows -- 1 male BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 COMMON
RAVEN (flyover).  Access the Meadows via the Glastonbury entrance.
Teal was noted in a pool of water with 15+ Green-winged teals about
1/4 mile from the entrance.   

 From Jan Collins:
4/13 - Somers Yard -- 4 male PURPLE FINCHES and 1 female at the feeder
this morn.

 From Pat Dufour:
4/13 -  East Hampton. yard -- 2 pair PURPLE FINCHES.  There have been
these pairs and more most of the winter at this feeder

 From Angela Dimmitt:
4/13 - New Milford yard -- PURPLE FINCHES; yes there seems to be a
movement - male last  night at my feeder and three pairs this morning,
plus report of 10 at a feeder in Sherman.

 From Paul Degennaro:
4/13 - Naugatuck  yard -- one BROWN THRASHER and one Purple Finch.

 From Carolyn Cimino:
4/13 - Waterford, Harkness State Park -- mid-afternoon, 13+ COMMON
SNIPE ( wet field in between Harkness and Camp Harkness).

 From Kevin Burgio:
4/13 - Hamden yard -- 3 PURPLE FINCH in stunning plumage at my nyjer
feeder and sunflower seed feeder @ 9:00am.

 From Bill Asteriades:
4/13 - South Glastonbury, Private Farmland -- 4 WILSON'S SNIPE
4/12 - South Glastonbury, Private Farmland -- 4 WILSON'S SNIPE,

 From Mark Jankura:
4/13 - Shelton Yard -- 2 Male Purple Finches.   

 From Frank Mantlik:
4/12 - Stratford, railroad trail off Long Beach Blvd -- 1 PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, 1 Wilson's snipe.
Warehouse pool -- 2 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.

 From Susanne Shrader and Alan Lurie
4/12 - Avon Back Yard - 1 male PURPLE FINCH