[CT Daily] 04/28/2008 Harlequin, Ruff, KING RAIL

[Roy Harvey]

 From Len Kendall and Roger Preston:
4/28 - South Windsor, Station 43 --  10:30, the KING RAIL was well
seen and heard.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
4/27 - South Windsor, Newberry Road, Station 43 -- a KING RAIL was
calling loudly when I arrived at the marsh at about 6:50 pm and
continued to call for the next hour.  Also 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, 3
WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, & 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.

 From Frank Mantlik:
4/28 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- RUFF continues at 7:15 AM.
Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- Snow Goose on the mill pond.

 From Phil Asprelli with Pete Vitali:
4/28 -- Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- From 10:45 to 11:30am the Ruff
was seen at the waters edge in the first cove and on the mud flats in
the second cove.

 From Ed Hagen:
4/28 - Greenwich,  Greenwich Point -- 12:30 PM, Harlequin duck, usual
spot - immediately in front of the first paved parking lot past the
tip of Greenwich Point, in with about 40 brant.

 From Clay Taylor:
4/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls,
White-rumped Sandpiper.

 From Meredith Sampson:
4/28 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE.

 From Melissa Baston:
4/27 - Cheshire yard -- at least 1 PINE SISKIN singing and eating
thistle.

 From Mike Clark:
4/28 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- Snow Goose feeding with
Canada Geese at 9:30.

 From John and Anders Ogren:
4/27 - Norfolk, Loon Meadow Road, Barbour Wilderness Scout Camp -- 3
Ruffed Grouse thumping.