[CT Daily] 04/20/2008 RUFF, HARLEQUIN

[Roy Harvey]

Note 1: Sorry about messing up the date on yesterday's report.  I
usually don't miss by almost a week!

Note 2: There were first-of-season reports (I think) of several
"common" species on CTBirds today.


 From Joan and Jim Clifford:
4/20 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park and adjacent inlets -- Ruff present
1:00-1:30.

 From Charla & Steve Spector:
4/20 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- Ruff present 11:30 AM-Noon

 From Dennis Varza:
4/20 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- 7:00, the RUFF was on the flats
between the park and the Post Rd.

 From Meredith Sampson:
4/20 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- Harlequin Duck continues at the
same spot as reported yesterday.

 From Christopher Lovell
4/20 - Trumbull, yard -- a single Common Redpoll at the feeder.

 From Greg Hanisek et al:  
4/20 - South Windsor, Station 43, Vibert Road -- PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 BROWN THRASHERs.

 From Maria Stockmal:
4/20 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Peregrine Falcon

 From Shari Guarino:
4/20 - Southingon yard -- Three female and one male Purple Finch at
the feeders this AM.

 From Mardi & Towny Dickinson:
4/19 - Westport, Imperial Ave, Grace Salmon Park -- The RUFF was
relocated  shortly after we arrived by Towny at 5:09PM & continued
till we left around 5:30 ish. The RUFF was with 3 Greater Yellowlegs
with good looks overlooking the mudflats.

 From Marty Swanhall:
04/20 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH