[CT Daily] 05/08/2008

[Roy Harvey]

Hot spots:
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 18 species of warbler 

 From Graham and Sandy Scott:
5/07 - Clinton, marsh adjacent to Rt 1 -- WHITE IBIS.  The bird flew
over the road about 50ft ahead of the car and at about 30ft up.  It
was traversing south across Rte 1 in Clinton to the east of Meadow Rd
into the marsh close to Causeway close to the Clinton/Westbrook
border.  We had just left a nearby shopping center and were driving at
about 30mph.  There is extensive marshland in this area and I would
expect that it might well stay as there should be plenty of small
marine crustaceans etc for it to find.  The time was just before 5pm
with the sun behind us.
NOTE: The White Ibis was NOT relocated today, though there were
various attempts by both the Scotts and other birders.  However there
is enough inaccessible habitat that the bird could still be around.

 From Meredith Sampson:
5/08 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK in its usual
spot, all by its lonesome, most Brant have left, save 30.  SNOW GOOSE
in cove.

 From Mark Scott:
5/08 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 18 species of warbler including
BLACKBURNIAN, CANADA and WILSON'S.

 From Kevin Burgio:
5/08 - East Rock Park, New Haven -- 4 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS.

 From Greg Hanisek:
5/08 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH, singing
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW; good mix of warblers.

 From Steve & Charla Spector:
5/08 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- Solitary Sandpiper (in
newly burned part of Myrtle Beach, which now has terrific shorebird
viewing), many singing Marsh Wrens, Bobolink (cheers for the
dandelions), many shorebirds; also great numbers of shorebirds now at
Milford Point.

 From Bill Asteriades:
5/08 - Glastonbury, end of Point Road before the Conn. river --
Swainson's Thrush.
Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows -- calling Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

 From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/08 - Fairfield, Audubon Birdcraft -- 1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
5/08 - Stratford yard -- 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS
(1M)

 From Jennifer Rycenga
5/08 - South Windsor, Vibert Road & Station 43 -- One male BOBOLINK,
four WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS.

 From Roy Harvey:
5/08 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Orchard Oriole in the
flowering trees near the Kellog Center; Brown Thrasher.

 From Patrick Comins:
5/07 - Meriden Yard -- 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

 From Dave Rosgen w/ John Marshall
5/07 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Mill
Field Trail) -- 1 BROWN THRASHER, 5 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 3
PURPLE FINCHES.

 From Dana Campbell:
5/06 - Glastonbury, CT Audubon Center -- a single Cape May Warbler
(female) on the path to the right of the little pond.