[CT Daily] 05/03/2008 Ruff, Harlequin

[Roy Harvey]

 From Penny Solum and Tina Green:
5/03 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- The RUFF was observed on the mud
flats at 2:15PM, feeding near several Greater Yellow Legs.

 From Meredith Sampson:
5/03 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK, BROWN
THRASHER, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.

 From Hank Golet
5/03 - Lyme, Pleasent Valley -- CERULEAN WARBLER, (3 locations).
Route 156, Before Ely's Ferry Rd -- HOODED WARBLER.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/03 - Windsor, Bradley International Airport -- 2 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 4
EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 9 AMERICAN PIPIT.
5/03 - South Windsor, Strong Road -- 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 14 WILSON'S
SNIPE, 2 CLIFF SWALLOW, 1 BOBOLINK.
5/02 - Simsbury, Iron Horse Blvd. -- 2 VIRGINIA RAIL.
5/01 - Canton, Canton Yard -- 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK.

 From Jerry Connolly and The Audubon Shop Saturday Birdwalk:
5/03 - Hammonasset State Park -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL (pair), BOBOLINK
(male), BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE (pair).

 From Donna-Rose Smith & NVAS plus others:
5/03 - Southbury, Bent of the River -- 9 warbler species;
White-crowned Sparrow.
 From: Donna-Rose Smith
5/03 - Woodbury, Woodlake -- Blackburnian Warbler.

 From Greg Hanisek:
5/03 - Sandbank Road -- SOLITARY SANDPIPER

 From Rob Ballinger, Anita Shaffer, Roy Zartarian:
5/03 - Newington, Churchill Park Nature Trail -- AMERICAN WOODCOCK
5/03 - Newington, Young Farm -- COMMON SNIPE, PURPLE FINCH, BOBOLINK

 From Bill Banks & NHBC group:
5/03 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- Orchard Oriole

 From Jay & Margaret Drew:
5/(02 or 03?) - ?????, Rocky Neck, from the observation deck at the
bottom of the Bride Brook Marsh -- 3 Little Blue Heron adults, 2
juveniles.

 From Donna Lorello:
5/03 - Branford front yard - White-winged Dove #1 sighted for about 10
minutes feeding with MoDos.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
5/02 -Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER in the
grassy lot near the nature center at about 4:30.  I only saw it for a
few minutes and after a truck and a rottwellier went through the lot I
couldn't relocate it.  2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON in
nature center pool. 
East Hampton, Laurel Ridge -- 1 female PINE SISKIN