[CT Daily] 03/27/2008 Bullock's Oriole

[Roy Harvey]

LATE NOTE: I have just gotten a knowledgeable opinion that the photos
show a Bullock's Oriole!  Of course everyone will be double checking
the bird itself too, but it looks good!


 From Ingrid & Tom Schaefer :
3/27 - Canaan, 60 Orchard Street -- 1st year Bullocks Oriole (to be
confirmed) continued throughout the day on and beneath the feeder in
the backyard.  Feel free to come to the house to check it out.  You
can park out front and walk down the driveway, and the feeder is on a
clothesline to your left, coming from the back porch.  All are
welcome.

 From Jim Dugan:
3/27 - Canaan, 60 Orchard Street -- I saw the Oriole 3 times this AM
3/27, at 8:15, 9:05 and 9:25. It is feeding on a tube feeder with
platform base in the backyard, filled with hulled sunflower. Home
owner very gracious. No other birders present.  Returned at 5:05 PM.
Bird briefly showed at 5:25 and 5:35.
Upper bill darker than lower.  Lower bill has a circular dark spot at
base.  Wing coverts are heavily streaked white. With broadest white on
greater coverts.  Malar is the most orange part of the bird. Extensive
black throat patch.  Yellowish undertail  coverts.  Paler belly.
About twice the size of the Golfinch and larger than P. Finches it was
feeding with.  Black eye line appeared only barely present and not
really seen at times.  Buffy yellow/orange breast. Mantle was mottled.
Some wear on tail feathers.   In my opinion the little black spikes
were present. 

 From Kevin Finnan:
3/27 - Goshen, Route 4, pond across from Action Wildlife -- 3 TUNDRA
SWANS, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE.

 From Christopher Lovell:
3/27 - Stratford, Long Beach -- Many thousands of gulls, est 5K or
more off shore.  Also 8 Boat-tailed Grackles at entrance to Long
Beach, in the pumping station trees.

 From Hank Golet
3/27 - Old Lyme, Griswold Pt -- PEREGRINE FALCON JUV, SNOW GOOSE
(Goose was in water in front of "Gray House" at low tide)

 From Carolyn Cimino:
3/27 - ?????, Camp Harkness -- 1 SNOW GOOSE (12:30PM)

 From Dana Campbell:
3/27 - New Haven - East Rock Park near the covered bridge -- 4-5 BROWN
CREEPERS creeping and calling to one another.

 From Patrick Comins:
3/27 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- immature
NORTHERN GOSHAWK flying over (not too often that we have one here).

 From Milan Bull:
3/27 - Milford, Milford Pt, Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center
-- Up to four Common Redpolls persist at niger feeders visible from
the inside exhibit room windows.

 From Christopher Lovell:
3/27 - Trumbull, Booth HIll -- 25-30 Common Redpolls

 From John Maynard with Ellen and Lew Lukens:
3/27 - Durham, Greenbacker farm pond Route 68 -- 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS,
2 SNOW GEESE grazing on hillside near farm buildings east of pull-off.
Meriden, Bishop's Pond, Research Parkway - 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL.

 From John Maynard:
3/27 - Middletown, Brown Street feeder -- 1 PURPLE FINCH, female.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Melissa Brutting & John Eykelhoff:
3/27 - Litchfield, (White Memorial's Pt. Folly Marsh) -- 1 Rusty
Blackbird

 From Ken Elkins and Frank Gallo:
3/27 - Milford, CT Audubon Coastal Center -- 16 COMMON REDPOLLS.
South Windsor, Vibert Road - 12 WILSON'S SNIPE.
South Windsor, Station 43 -- 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 6 BLUE-WINGED TEAL,
11 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER (male), 3 WILSON'S SNIPE.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
3/27 - Durham, Durham Meadows off Maple Ave -- 8 AMERICAN PIPITS, 2
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 33+ WILSON'S SNIPE.
Durham, powerline cut to cattail marsh off Rte 147 -- 5 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 4 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE.
Durham, Rte 68 pull off by gate at Brookfield Game Club pond
(Greenbackers Farm pond?) -- 2 SNOW GEESE at 5:30pm

 From Lukas Hyder:
3/27 - Litchfield, Rt. 202 (White Memorial's Barney Hill) -- 2
American Woodcock

 From Jan Collins:
3/27  Batterson Pond, New Britain boat launch side -- 1 pair LESSER
SCAUP.

 From Meredith Sampson:
3/27 - Stamford, Brown House Rd. -- 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK peenting in
field behind Westie's Storage.

 From Paul Carrier:
3/27 - Goshen, Rt 4 -- 4:00PM, three Tundra Swans.
East st north -- 12 Rusty Blackbirds.

 From Randy Domina:
3/26 - North Farms Reservoir, Wallingford -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL 
Durham Rt. 68 Pond -- 2 male NORTHERN SHOVELER
Durham Fairgrounds -- 6+ WILSONS SNIPE, 4+ RUSTY BLACKBIRD

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Ed Yescott:
3/25 – Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial’s Little Pond) -– 1
Rusty Blackbird;

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Ed Yescott & John Eykelhoff:
3/25 – Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake’s Pt. Folly &/ N. Bay) -–
10 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1 LESSER SCAUP.

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ Gerri Griswold:
3/25 – Goshen, Rt. 4 & East St. South (Kelley’s Pond) -– 3 TUNDRA
SWANS

 From Carol Parent:
3/25 – Winchester, 105 Laurel Way -– 50 Common Redpolls at the Feeders
Platt Hill Rd. (Platt Hill State Park) -– 8 American Woodcock calling
& displaying