[CT Daily] 01/02/2008 PINE GROSBEAKS

[Roy Harvey]

 From Robert Dixon:
1/02 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd., at the senior housing -- 7:30am to
8:00am, 10 PINE GROSBEAKS.
Goshen, 281  Hageman Shean Rd -- 25+ COMMON REDPOLL, also a few at
feeders across the street on dead-end road.
Ashford, 288 Varga Rd. -- RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

 From Greg Hanisek
1/02 - Southbury, River Road & Purchase Brook Road c 10 am -- imm.
NORTHERN SHRIKE teed up in tall tree in farm field on north side of
Purchase Brook Road.

 From Patrick Comins:
1/02 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- A few COMMON
REDPOLLS paid a short visit to the feeders.  One came in, but there
were a few more calling from the surrounding trees. Also one female
type PURPLE FINCH and one PINE SISKIN.

 From  Neil Currie and Tom Hook:
1/02 - Norfolk- East Canaan line, route 44, Laurelbrook Farm -- 1
Lapland Longspur  on farm road and corn stuble field with Horned
Larks.

 From Randy Domina:
1/02 - Milford, Mondo Ponds -- male REDHEAD
Madison, Hammonasset S.P. -- 3 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 PINE
WARBLER

 From Bill and Nancy LaFramboise:
1/02 - Columbia, Whitney Road -- 50 or so COMMON REDPOLLS.

 From Frank Mantlik, with Joe Bear:
1/01 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd. -- at least 53 PINE GROSBEAKS; maximum
count of several flocks in treetops near the Senior Housing facility
entrance road crabapples.  We found our first flock of about 9 further
east along Rt. 44 (I think also in the town of Norfolk).
Canaan, Rt. 7 -- COMMON RAVEN.
Canaan, Rt 63, along Robbins Swamp (I think) -- dark-morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
Canaan, Under Mountain Rd/ Cobble Rd. -- 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES.  One was
in a tree at the west end of Cobble Rd. (down from Rt. 63), over the
flooded road; the other was at the intersection of Barnes Rd.
BEWARE:  Cobble Road is blocked off at the east end (near Under
Mountain Rd.), so it's a mistake to drive through the flooded portion
from the west. We didn't get stuck, but a car with less clearance
could.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/02 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 first winter ICELAND GULL.

 From Ray Belding
1/02 - Morris, Hard Hill Rd -- 5 SNOW BUNTINGS w/ 100 + HORNED LARKS,
4 BLACK VULTURES.

 From Adrian & Beth Nichols, Bill Asteriades, Fred & Donna Nowak,
Ernie Harris and Lisa, Rick & Jane Ricci and Jan Collins: 
1/01 - Hammonasset S.P. -- 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 4 AMERICAN PIPIT, 4
LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

 From Jim Bair:
1/02 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 2 Lapland Longspurs,
Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Common Redpoll.

 From Robert Dixon:
1/01 - Sterling yard -- RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Sterling Pond -- GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- WILSON'S SNIPE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PURPLE
FINCH.
Groton, Eastern Pt - PURPLE SANDPIPER, GREAT CORMORANT.

 From Dana Campbell:
12/31 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- flock of 25-30 Pine Grosbeaks.
Falls Village, Housatonic River Road -- a small, squeaky flock of PINE
GROSBEAKS fly cross the road from west to east in the direction of
some orchards.