[CT Daily] 03/11/2008 Long Beach in Stratford closed

[Roy Harvey]

IMPORTANT NOTE:  LONG BEACH IN STRATFORD IS CLOSED!

Thanks to Charlie Barnard for providing this news.

In the wake of the recent cottage burnings on Long Beach in Stratford,
the town of Stratford has posted signs at the far end of the Long
Beach parking lot which state that there is to be no trespassing onto
Long Beach West - beyond the western end of the parking lot.  This is
being enforced, as there have been at least 4 arrests for trespassing
so far.  By all appearances, this ban on walking Long Beach West will
be in effect for a long time.


 From Joan and Richard Becker:
3/11 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- 8:00 a.m., Female REDHEAD continues.

 From Randy Domina:
3/11 - Cheshire, yard -- AMERICAN WOODCOCK

 From Kevin Burgio:
3/11 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 8:15-10:30 and 11:15-1:00,
Meig's Point, American Bittern, 2 Snow Bunting, 1 Lapland Longspur

 From Ken Elkins & CT Audubon Eagle Viewing Cruise-
3/11 - Essex-Haddam, CT River -- 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/10 - Simsbury, Nod Road -- 21 RUSTY BLACKBIRD (feeding along the
edge of the flooded farm fields). 

 From Ralph Amodei:
3/11 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- 250+ BRANT, 6 LESSER SCAUP

 From Valinn Ranelli:
3/10 - Old Saybrook, West end of South Cove -- 2 drake and 1 hen
NORTHERN PINTAIL amid black ducks and green-winged teal.