[CT Daily] 01/29/2008 WESTERN TANAGER

[Roy Harvey]

 From Steve Mayo:
1/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- The Western Tanager was seen
at the Hammonasset Mohegan 1 campground for about 5 minutes.  It then
flew to the line of cedars described in yesterday's post, where it was
flushed by a Northern Harrier.  Time was about 11:30 am.  No other
sightings from 7:45 am till then.  The Orange-crowned Warbler was seen
a few yards away at Tunxis and a bit further on, at the Hammo entrance
road median.  This morning was very quiet but the usuals (2+Fox
Sparrows, 2+ Pine Warblers, partial albino Robin) were present.

 From Renee Baade and many others:
1/29 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Western Tanager seen around
noon (in Moheghan Camp restroom area). Also Orange-crowned Warbler
found by another group of birders in median strip after you drive into
park.

 From Carol Parent, Leona Lejeune, & Sara Emmons:
1/28 - Winchester, back-and-forth between 111 and 114 Laurel Way -- 1
NORTHERN SHRIKE

 From Bob Askins:
1/28 - Waterford, Quaker Hill, Smith Cove, between Route 32 and the
Thames River off Richard's Grove Road -- at 9:30 an adult Lesser
Black-backed  Gull was in a large flock of gulls.  Gulls typically
congregate at this location before 10:00 in the morning.

 From Bill Banks and Randy Domina...
1/29 - Derby, Kellogg Environ. Center -- Brown Creeper at 8:15 AM
Bridgeport, Beardsley Park -- Lesser Black-backed Gull on the ice at 
9:40 AM.
Milford, from Oronoque Road between Caswell Cove and the Transfer
Station -- Iceland Gull on the Housatonic River
Bridgeport, Captain's Cove -- Lesser Scaup

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/29 - West Hartford, Reservoir #6 (route 44) -- 1 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.

 From Dave Rosgen:
1/29 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Redpoll
Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Activity Field) -- 1
Common Raven
(Ongley Pond Trail) - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Fox Sparrow

 From Roger Preston:
1/29 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) --
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

 From Frank Mantlik:
1/28 - Stamford, West Ave., Holly Pond (w/ Patrick Dugan) -- adult
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 7:30am
Stamford, foot of Stamford Ave. (Shippan Point) -- 8-8:30am (w/
Patrick Dugan) female KING EIDER, RAZORBILL (flying east).
Fairfield, I-95, exit 21 -- 10:45am 2 BLACK VULTURES low over highway.
New Haven, East Shore Park -- NORTHERN SHOVELER male, SNOW (BLUE)
GOOSE.
Madison, Hammonassett S.P. -- AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 PURPLE SANDPIPERS
Mystic, Ender's Island -- male BLACK SCOTER

 From Tim Antanaitis:
1/28 - Farmington, Batterson Park Pond -- 1 male LESSER SCAUP
Winchester, South Road, Winchester Cemetery -- 8-10 PINE GROSBEAKS
Winchester, Laurel Way -- 1 COMMON RAVEN

 From Don Morgan:
1/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- The Western Tanager was
intermittently present all morning, but  was not seen in the afternoon
as far as I know.  The only place it  appeared was in the dense grove
of young cedars southwest of the Mohegan I  restrooms in front of the
small pond.  I believe it was sheltering from the  strong and cold
north wind, and eating cedar and possibly bittersweet berries.  The
Orange-crowned Warbler seen it in the grove of  trees to the west? of
the M-I restrooms. (Towards the campground parking  area),  mostly on
the  ground under the cedars with 1 or 2 Pine Warblers and a single
Robin.