[CT Daily] 01/12/2008 PINE GROSBEAKS

[Roy Harvey]

 From Steve Walter:
1/12 - Kent, Kent Falls State Park, Rt. 7 just north of Kent -- about
20 PINE GROSBEAKS right in the parking lot, around 9 A.M.for about 20
minutes before flying off. 

 From Greg Hanisek, Bruce Finnan, Kevin Finnan:
1/12 - Norfolk, Rt 272 near MA line -- adult male EVENING GROSBEAK, 4
PINE GROSBEAKS; 
Norfolk, Shepard Road -- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS with a few Cedar Waxwings
Canaan, Undermountain Road -- 8 PINE GROSBEAKS in yard north of Cobble
Road

 From Fran Zygmont, Ken Elkins & Danny Williams:
1/12 - New Hartford, Brodie Park -- 13 PINE GROSBEAKS
1/12 - New Hartford, Maple Hollow Rd (aka Bakerville Swamp) -- 1
Northern Shirke  (continues)
1/12 - Torrington, Industrial Road -- 12 PINE GROSBEAKS
1/12 - Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted Yard -- 14 Common Redpolls
Still no Hoary, but other winter stuff continues.

 From Jim Schlick & Co.:
1/12 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- just over 2 dozen RED
CROSSBILLS, and an American Bittern from the blind that is just behind
the Meigs Point Nature Center.  Also noteworthy was a Northern Goshawk
that we saw fly over that same marsh area and into the treeline.

 From Bill Asteriades and Rick Macsuga:
1/12/08 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Ln -- MARSH WREN, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT (3:00 PM) 
New Haven, East Shore Park, Sewage Treatment Plant -- 4 NORTHERN
ROUGH-WING SWALLOWS
Milford, Mondo Pond, -- CACKLING GOOSE
Stratford, McKinney NWR -- 15 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES

 From Andy Brand:
1/12 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
continues. Great looks by four birders around 9:30 am. After everyone
left I stuck around and the bird appeared again and was feeding on
multiflora rose fruit.

 From Sarah Johnston
1/12 - Farmington -- BROWN CREEPER at suet feeder.  The creeper has
been present at my suet feeders off and on for about six weeks.

 From Lukas Hyder:
1/12 - Morris, Rt. 61 (White Memorial's Big Cathedral Trail) - 1
Common Raven

 From Dave Rosgen:
1/10 - Colebrook, Durst Rd. (MDC's Goodwin Dam) -- 1 subadult NORTHERN
SHRIKE, 3 Common Redpolls
Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3 Common Redpolls
1/12 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Mott-Van Winkle
Conifer Stand) -- 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

 From Daren Jacklin:
1/12/08 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders)
-- 1 Fox Sparrow