[CT Daily] 01/11/2009

[Roy Harvey]

Notes:  (1) The unspecified birds in the new New Milford roost of last
night's report were Black Vultures.  (2) Pine Siskins are still all
over the place, so much so (even had one in MY yard) that I am still
leaving them out of the reports.  (3) If you really want to know what
is around you should be looking in CTBirds, not just this summary. All
sorts of interesting birds don't make it into this summary.


 From Patrick Dugan:
01/11/09 - Stamford, end of Stamford Ave -- 1st winter male King Eider
out by cone buoy #2.

 From Dorothy Wadlow
01/11/09 - Groton, Haley Farm State Park -- 1 BROWN THRASHER.

 From Randy Domina:
01/11/09 - East Haven, Ora Avenue/Proto Drive, landfill -- I was able
to get a good look at of one of the (assumed EASTERN) MEADOWLARKS.  It
showed extensive white on the outer tail feathers, distinctly more
than the guide shows on the western.

 From Brian Webster:
01/11/09 - Stratford, yard -- one WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.

 From Cindi Kobak:
01/11/09 - Guilford yard -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER male.

 From Angela Dimmitt:
01/11/09 - New Milford yard - immature YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
gorging on  suet, PURPLE FINCH.

 From Holly Bollier:
01/11/09 - Guilford yard -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.

 From Ralph Amodei:
01/11/09 - East Haven, Trolley Crossing Condos -- FOX SPARROW at the
feeders.

 From Dave Rosgen:
01/11/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area)
-- 1 Common Raven, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 Red-breasted
Nuthatches, 5 Purple Finches.

 From Hank Golet and John Peiffer
01/11/09 - Groton, Long Point -- ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (light).

 From Bill Asteriades and Adrian Nichols:
01/11/09 - Old Lyme, Black Hall River off CT 156 -- 2 NORTHERN
PINTAILS continue, one drake and one hen, mixed in with mallards.  1
SHORT-EARED OWL.
South Glastonbury, Ferry Landing -- 1 WINTER WREN.

 From Anne Kehmna via Larry Fischer via David Babington:
01/10/09 - Southbury, Southbury Training School farm -- two
Rough-legged Hawks.