[CT Daily] 05/04/2008 W Tanager, Yellow-throated W, Ruff

[Roy Harvey]

 From Steve Morytko:
5/04 - Hampton, 38 Hammond Hill Rd, home of Sam an Michael Higgins --
WESTERN TANAGER seen well.  It's a gorgeous male coming into breeding
plumage. Sam sees it fairly often coming in for seed on the ground. As
mentioned yesterday guests are welcome.  The bird is coming in to food
mainly on the back side of the house but has also  been seen on the
right side of the yard and in the trees above the house.  Sam  said
it's OK to come in the yard to look. The bird is a bit shy and easily
spooked but regular.

 From John Marshall:
5/04 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
actively singing between 6:40 AM and 7:00 AM on the right just past
the road with the gate.

 From Michael Lee:
5/04 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- Ruff, mid-afternoon; the bird is
showing some signs of plumage change.
5/04 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd -- 2 BROWN THRASHERS on the left just
before the parking lot by the river.

 From Mona Cavallero amd Jim Ford via The Fat Robin:
5/04 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- Ruff was seen at 10:30 today at
grace salmon park.

 From Dori Sosensky, Lynn James:
5/04 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- TENNESSEE WARBLER.
East Haven, Silversand Rd -- COMMON RAVEN being chased by crows.

 From Charles Barnard:
5/04 - Stratford, McKinney refuge --  HOODED WARBLER -- a male,
fitting about by the gate near the Warehouse Pool at the end of Long
Beach Boulevard.

 From David Babington:
5/04 - Washington, Nichols Hill Rd between South St and Painter Ridge
Rd --  late this morning, Ruffed Grouse drummed once.

 From Ellen Louer:
5/04 – Norwalk, Dolce Conference Center -– 1 pair of ORCHARD ORIOLOES,
1 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE.

 From Angela Dimmitt:
5/04 - Sherman/Wimisink Marsh, Rtes. 39 & 55 -- GREAT EGRET IN
BREEDING PLUMAGE, most unusual here at this time of year

 From Ray Belding with Deb Bishop:
5/04 - Harwinton, Roraback Wildlife Management Area -- 1 LAWRENCE'S
WARBLER.

 From Joan and Richard Becker
5/04 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- at least 4
Bobolinks.

 From Carl Ekroth:
5/04 - Ellington, Green Road -- at about 8:20, there were 3
WHIP-POOR-WILL calling.

 From Roy Harvey with NHBC group:
5/04 - Southbury, Bent of the River -- 1 Orchard Oriole, 8 warbler
species, 62 species total.

 From Frank Mantlik:
5/03 - Westport, Imperial Ave., Grace Salmon Park (Saugatuck River) --
the RUFF continues, seen with yellowlegs 4:30pm.  It's crown and nape
(and to a lesser degree it's face) is definitely turning blacker.
Stratford, Sikorsky Airport, 6:50am -- UPLAND SANDPIPER just inside
fence at dirt pulloff at airport entrance.   Later seen also by C.
Barnard.
Westport, Sherwood Is S.P. -- UPLAND SANDPIPER (my 2nd find of the
day) 4:50pm in the grassy area between the model airplane field and
the nature trail lot.

 From Patrice Favreau:
5/03 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- Black Tern around 3PM, at the
Newberry Street Marsh, north side.

 From Sarah Johnston
5/03 - Farmington yard (feeder) -- 1 PINE SISKIN (female).

 From Mike Moccio:
5/03 Stamford, Holly Pond -- 1 Male Northern Shoveler
CIWS -- 1 Bobolink.