[CT Daily] 05/07/2008 Yellow-throated Warblers

[Roy Harvey]

Hot and warm spots:
Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 19 species of warblers.
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 16 species of warblers.
Greenwich, Audubon Fairchild Garden -- 14 warbler species.


 From Mark Scott:
5/07 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 16 species of warbler, highlight
being YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER.
New Haven yard -- TENNESSEE WARBLER

 From Robert Dixon:
5/07 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest - YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (6:40
am-7:10 am) continues near gate / fire hole area.

 From Frank Mantlik:
5/07 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- singing male YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER easily heard and seen in pines along road at previously
described location, 12:55-1:15pm.  Thanks to Bob Dewire for a very
nice find.
Stratford, Main St. Putney, Boothe Park -- 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS soaring
overhead 5:30pm.

 From Dave Provencher:
5/07 - Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 19 species of warblers;
Cerulean Warbler, Hooded Warbler.

 From Ted Gilman:
5/07 - Greenwich, Audubon Fairchild Garden -- 14 warbler species
including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

 From Dana Campbell:
5/07 - Glastonbury, Diamond Lake area -- YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO calling
at about 10:30 a.m.

 From Meredith Sampson:
5/07 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.

 From Kris Johnson with NHBC 1st Wednesday Group, leaders, Frank
Mantlik and Kevin Burgio:
5/07 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 7:00 am - 11:00 am, 13 warbler
including HOODED WARBLER (F).

 From Kevin Burgio:
5/07 - New Haven (?), West Rock Park -- from 1:00-3:30; 1 Canada
Warbler.

 From Renee Baade:
5/07 - Monroe, Wolfe Park -- WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, adult male on lake.
Wolfe Park is off hwy 25 about 1.4 miles south of hwy 59 and hwy 25
intersection, turn left onto Purdy Hill Rd (right of intersection is
Judd Rd), follow Purdy Hill for about .4 miles past Benedict's Farm
store on the north side of road.   Entrance to park is shortly after
this store on the left.    

 From Tanner Steeves:
5/07 - Coventry, Silver Street -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BOBLINK (not
quite into full breeding plummage)

 From John Marshall:
5/07 - Derby, fields opposite Kellogg Environmental Center -- 1
LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

 From Carol Bauby:
5/07 - Harwinton yard -- White-crowned sparrow on the ground under the
feeders.

 From Roy Zartarian:
5/07 - Newington, Mill Pond -- imm. male ORCHARD ORIOLE

 From Steve Kotchko:
5/07 - Wethersfield,  Wethersfield Meadows along the CT River --
SOLITARY SANDPIPER in floodpools and mud flats.

 From Stacy Hanks:
5/07 - Milford, Chester St, backyard -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/06 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- (5:15pm)1 female PURPLE MARTIN. 
 From Jack Swatt:
5/06 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd. -- 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 BROWN
THRASHER.

 From Gina Nichol and Sunrise Birding group:
5/06 -- New  Haven, East Rock Park -- SOLITARY SANDPIPER, ORCHARD
ORIOLE.

 From Lynn James and Dana Campbell:
5/06 - New Haven, East Rock Park - 12 species of Warbler including
WILSON'S WARBLER and several BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS as well as
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.


Note: We also had an unconfirmed report without details of a White
Ibis in Clinton, in the marsh adjacent to Rt 1.