[CT Daily] 02/23/2009

[Roy Harvey]

Note: The Graylag Goose that Greg Hanisek reported yesterday has
generated a bit of interest.  To help put this bird into perspective,
Jay Kaplan posted a few words on CTBirds that everyone interested
should take pay attention to, which I take the liberty of excerpting
here.

"What Greg said was that this bird exhibited some characteristics of a
"wild-type" bird. Currently, there are no accepted records for greylag
goose in Connecticut. Those interested in changing this situation
should develop reports (with photos, if possible) on this bird and
forward them to Greg and myself."


 From Greg Hanisek:
02/23/09 - Watertown, Sand Bank Road -- 3 p.m., adult NORTHERN SHRIKE
in hedge row across road from muddy cow pasture that attracts snipe
during migration
 
 From Greg Hanisek, Bill Banks, Randy Domina:
02/23/09 - East Windsor, Broad Brook Pond -- adult GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, adult dark morph SNOW GOOSE.

 From Jim and Carol Zipp
02/23/09 - Hamden Yard -- 50+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.

 From John Marshall:
02/23/09 - Wallingford, Mackenzie Reservoir -- the GRAYLAG GOOSE was
present until at least 6:45 this morning on the unfrozen section of
the upper portion of the reservoir.

 From Phil Asprelli and Pete Vitali:
02/23/09 - Wallingford -- 10;00am, After receiving info from 2 birders
from New Hampshire the Graylag Goose reported by Greg yesterday was in
a field on Whirlwind Hill Rd. on the left just past the intersection
of North Branford Rd. feeding with about 50 Canadas.

 From John Maynard:
02/23/09 - Middletown -- One high-flying BLACK VULTURE headed east on
the north side of South Main St. and Randolph Road intersection. 11:20
a.m.

 From Dave Rosgen:
02/23/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum
Feeders) -- 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Purple Finch, 2 Common
Redpolls.

 From John Marshall & John Eykelhoff:
02/22/09 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 1
SNOW GOOSE.