[CT Daily] 03/14/2008 Bohemian, Tundra Swans

[Roy Harvey]

 From Paul Carrier:
3/14 - Harwinton -- BOHEMIAN WAXWING in with 12 Cedar Waxwings.  To
get there - Take rt 8 north from Waterbury, take Litchfield/ Harwinton
exit. Go east rt 118 up hill.  Down hill into Harwinton.  At light
intersection rt 4, go left - north. Catholic church on rt,
Congregational church on left.  Take left into Cong church, and park.
Look for two crabapple trees by rd. (do not park on rd).  The Bohemian
was in with about 12 Cedars.  They feed then fly across rd into tall
maple trees. rest there, then back to trees.

 From Randy Domina:
3/14 - North Haven, Upper State St, Chapman-Sinoway Park -- 3 TUNDRA
SWANS at 8:10 am. AND 6:00PM

 From Kris Johnson:
3/14 - North Haven, Upper State St, Chapman-Sinoway Park -- 3 TUNDRA
SWANS at 6:45 pm.  Two swans were sleeping one on watch.  The swans
appear to have returned for the night.

 From  Pete Vitali via Jim Zipp:
3/14 - North Haven, Upper State St, Chapman-Sinoway Park -- 3 TUNDRA
SWANS departing just after 11am.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/14 - Simsbury, Nod Brook Wildlife Management Area -- 5 AMERICAN
WOODCOCKS at 6:30 am.
3/14 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 first winter LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL.

 From Joe Wojtanowski:
3/14 - East Granby Farms, East Granby -- 7 AMERICAN WOODCOCK
(6:05-6:25).

 From John Maynard
3/14 - Middletown, Wadsworth Falls State Park -- 2 BROWN CREEPERS
short distance down park entrance at Laurel Grove Road.

 From Arthur Shippee
3/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr. -- 1 BROWN CREEPER

 From Brian Hiller:
3/14 - Storrs,  UConn campus, Mirror Lake -- Greater White-fronted
Goose.

 From Bob Jones:
3/14 - Stonington, Barn Island -- 1 Short-eared Owl, hunting mostly
over IP-1 Marsh, 6-6:30PM.

 From Patrick Comins:
3/14 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- FOX SPARROW,
PURPLE FINCH.
3/14 - Waterbury I-84 -- Two adult PEREGRINE FALCONS in the area of
the I-84 overpass.  Apparent  pair from size difference with the
falcon atop a light post and the tiercel on one of the billboards.

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
3/14 - Stratford yard -- 1 WINTER WREN, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 3 BLACK
VULTURES

 From Meredith Sampson with Penny Solum:
3/14 - Southport, Southport Beach -- At least 200 BONAPARTE'S GULLS
flying by off shore in one tight flock, another 3 on the beach.

 From Claudia Longmore:
3/14 - Wethersfield yard -- 2 Fox Sparrow

 From Carole Donagher:
3/14 - Farmington yard -- 1 FOX SPARROW

 From John Johnson:
3/14- South Kent, -- FOX SPARROW in Kent yard.

 From John Marshall:
3/13 - Milford, Milford Point (CACC) -- at noon, 6 NORTHERN PINTAILS,
5 COMMON REDPOLLS