[CT Daily] 05/06/2008 Yellow-throated W, Ruff

[Roy Harvey]

Hot spots:
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 17 warbler species.
West Hartford, Route 44 powerlines -- 15 warbler species.

 From Dave Provencher:
5/06 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- Yellow-throated Warbler at
the same location previously described and actively singing during my
short trip there from 9AM to about 9:15AM.

 From Bob Bitondi:
5/06 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- Yellow-throated Warbler 8:10
to 8:50.

 From Meredith Sampson:
5/06 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE swimming in cove.
Harlequin Duck not sighted as tide was very high.

 From Tina Green:
5/06 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park,the Ruff continues on the mud
flats.

 From Frank Mantlik
5/06 - Westport, Saugatuck River mudflats -- RUFF continues, seen dead
low tide 6:50 - 7:15am , just south of Rt 1, from municipal lot behind
Klaff's Lighting store.  It then flew a bit farther south, towards
Grace Salmon Park.

 From Nick Bonomo, Roy Harvey, Dori Sosensky et al:
5/06 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- WILSON'S WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/06 - West Hartford, Route 44 powerlines -- 1 adult male backcross
BREWSTER'S WARBLER, plus 15 additional warbler species.

 From Hank Golet:
5/06 - Old Lyme, Watch Rock area mudflats -- TRI-COLORED HERON,
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (3).

 From Bill Asteriades:
5/06 - Glastonbury, Clark Street Power Lines -- 2 WHIP-POOR-WILL
calling at 8:30 PM.
Glastonbury, newly paved road off of Clark Street (north side) -- 4
AMERICAN WOODCOCK peenting and displaying.  8:30 PM.   

 From Renee Baade with Neil Currie and Tom Hook:
5/06 - Kent, River Rd (north off hwy 341 that leads to Housatonic
Meadows State Park) -- CERULEAN WARBLERS, among others.  Warning to
those who travel the old dirt Schaghticoke Rd from Bull Bridge- there
is a movie being filmed along here and there can be large equipment
and trucks blocking the road at times even though they are filming at
night it seems (horror movie).

 From Kevin Burgio with Grace Profitilov:
5/06 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER on the
mudflat behind the Wood Duck nesting box.

 From Greg Hanisek:
5/06 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk =- RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Watertown, Sandbak Rd -- 1 BROWN THRASHER.

 From Shari and Val Guarino:
05/06 - Southington yard -- 1 Pine siskin

 From Richard Becker:
5/06 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- Brown Thrasher.

 From Carol Zipp:
5/06 - Hamden, yard & Brooksvale Park -- 14 warbler species including
Blackburnian (1).

 From Jennifer Rycenga:
5/06 - South Windsor, Station 43 - one LINCOLN'S SPARROW, well seen,
in the wooded area just east of the Boat Ramp parking lot, about 8:30
am.

 From Ellen Louer:
5/06 - Westport, Sherwood Island -- 1 BROWN THRASHER.

 From Roy Harvey:
5/06 - Beacon Falls, Rimmon Hill Rd -- 1 male BOBOLINK making display
flights over the hayfield (downhill side, Seymour end of road).

 From Paul Carrier:
5/05 - West Hartland, a secluded swamp -- MARSH WREN in a very unusual
place.