[CT Daily] 02/15/2009 Thayer's Gull, Snowy Owl

[Roy Harvey]

 From Nick Bonomo and several others:
02/16/09 - Windsor, Windsor-Bloomfield Landfill -- first cycle
THAYER'S GULL at 3:30pm, 4 "Kumlien's" ICELAND GULLS (3 first cycle, 1
dark-eyed adult).

 From Patrick Comins:
02/16/09 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 4pm, very white Snowy
owl still present on breakwater east of meigs' point; very distant
look...glad it was moving a bit.
West Haven, boat launch -- at least one LESSER SCAUP (with 1,500+
Greater Scaup.)
Guilford, East River Boat Launch -- dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
AMERICAN PIPIT.

 From Julian Hough:
02/16/09 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 9am-10am, one briefly
seen SNOWY OWL on rocks to the west of Meigs Pt.

 From Jim and Carol Zipp
02/16/09 - Hamden Backyard -- 325 PINE SISKINS and 23 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS.

 From Dave Provencher:
02/16/09 - Waterford, Millstone Point -- Adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL resting on roof of building for several hours around mid day.

 From Hank Golet:
02/16/09 -  Old Saybrook, South Cove, from the end of Atlantic Ave. --
NORTHERN PINTAIL pair.

 From Jim & Patrick Dugan:
02/16/09 - East Windsor, Broad Brook Pond -- GREATER WHITE-FRONTED  
GOOSE continues.

 From Donna Lorello:
02/16/09 - Branford yard -- 7:40 AM, WWD #1 present again for about 10
minutes in front yard ground feeding with Mourning Doves.

 From Tina Green with Maryann Oleary:
02/16/09 - Branford yard -- We were lucky to see the White-winged Dove
for it's brief appearance at 7:45 this morning.
New Have, East Shore Park -- 1st winter Black-headed Gull at 9:15 AM
offshore.
Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Purple Sandpipers, White-winged
Scoter.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
02/15/09 - Canton, Canton Backyard Feeder -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL.