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12/17/2009

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Roy Harvey
Fri, Dec 18, 2009 3:48 PM

Note: This is a third try to send this report to the list, this time
after a change requested by the support group.  Maybe THIS will work.

From Milan Bull:
12/17/09 - Stratford , Lordship Point (DuPont property) -- Peregrine
Falcon, Eastern Meadowlark, Snow Buntings, Common Eider.

From Carl Ekroth:
12/17/09 - Windsor, Landfill -- spent 1.25 hours in the freezing wind
combing through about 300 gulls and was able to pick out 1 second
winter ICELAND GULL.
Northwest Park -- The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues in the same
area.  The red of its heads is increasing.

From Marty Moore:
12/17/09 - Wallingford, Pistapaug Pond -- Fourteen Brant (unusual
number inland) at 11:30 a.m.

From Tina Green:
12/17/09 - Westport, Compo Beach -- 2 SNOW BUNTING.

From Don Morgan:
12/17/09 - Coventry, Coventry Lake -- 3 F/juv LESSER SCAUP.

From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff:
12/17/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's
Museum Area) -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

From Hank Golet:
12/17/09 - Old Lyme, Brighton Rd, near White Sands Beach -- 7 COMMON
EIDER.  There was no adult male with this group as there was with the
others that I saw at Hatchett's Pt, 1.58 miles (google earth) to the
east, two days ago.

Note: This is a third try to send this report to the list, this time after a change requested by the support group. Maybe THIS will work. From Milan Bull: 12/17/09 - Stratford , Lordship Point (DuPont property) -- Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Meadowlark, Snow Buntings, Common Eider. From Carl Ekroth: 12/17/09 - Windsor, Landfill -- spent 1.25 hours in the freezing wind combing through about 300 gulls and was able to pick out 1 second winter ICELAND GULL. Northwest Park -- The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues in the same area.  The red of its heads is increasing. From Marty Moore: 12/17/09 - Wallingford, Pistapaug Pond -- Fourteen Brant (unusual number inland) at 11:30 a.m. From Tina Green: 12/17/09 - Westport, Compo Beach -- 2 SNOW BUNTING. From Don Morgan: 12/17/09 - Coventry, Coventry Lake -- 3 F/juv LESSER SCAUP. From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff: 12/17/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Museum Area) -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Hank Golet: 12/17/09 - Old Lyme, Brighton Rd, near White Sands Beach -- 7 COMMON EIDER. There was no adult male with this group as there was with the others that I saw at Hatchett's Pt, 1.58 miles (google earth) to the east, two days ago.