Note: Sorry for the timing of the daily report blackout. The irony of it coinciding with what may have been the most remarkable week of CT birding is not lost on me. I hope everyone kept up to date on CTBirds in the meanwhile. Anyway, lets see what was happening today. From Fran Zygmont: 09/03/11 - Milford, Milford Point -- Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, 3 Black Skimmers and 2 Baird's Sandpiper, 8:10 AM. From Paul Cianfaglione: 09/03/11 - South Windsor, Strong Road -- 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 2 GLOSSY IBIS (brief stay, spooked by farm truck), 1 DICKCISSEL (flyover). All birds found in pool of water beyond first tobacco barn. From Paul Carrier: 09/03/11 - New Hartford, Brody Park -- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo. Torrington, north side, yard -- with Dick Bushy, 3:00, at my friends house on north side of Torrington, had a CAPE-MAY WARBLER feeding. From Bill Asteriades: 09/03/11 - Stonington, Barn Island -- White ibis continues at 3rd impoundment north side, mid-day. South Windsor -- Cattle Egret found by Jamie Meyers continues at end of Strong Road on right (towards river). From Alex Burdo: 09/03/11 - Fairfield, Fairfield Country Club, viewed from Harbor Road in Southport -- 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. From Jay Kaplan: 09/03/11 - South Windsor, Strong Road -- the wetland edges north of the dirt section of Strong Road harbored American Golden Plover, Solitary Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, and Wilson’s Snipe. The barren farm fields in the vicinity were loaded with the tracks of shorebirds, so this area could hold other exciting birds and definitely should be watched over the next week. From Nick Bonomo: 09/03/11 - Old Lyme, Griswold Pt (with Phil Rusch) -- adult AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, juv BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. West Haven, Sandy Pt (with Phil Rusch) -- 11 juv RED KNOT. Milford, Milford Pt (with Phil Rusch and others) -- adult AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, 30 juv RED KNOT, 3 juv WESTERN SANDPIPER, 6 adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Stratford, Stratford Marina -- MARBLED GODWIT, adult STILT SANDPIPER, adult LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. South Windsor, Strong Road -- 3 adult AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 4 adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILSON'S SNIPE. A total of 27 species of shorebirds in all locations.