From Michael Lee: 01/17/15 - Stamford, Cove Island Park -- I was with Dave Winston in the morning when the Painted Bunting was not seen from next to the tennis court. I stayed after he left and a birder came out from the trail thru the woods behind where we were watching (from the back of the tennis court to Cove Road). She saw the Painted Bunting briefly at about 11:40 and it flew in our direction, but we did not see it. I walked the short trail twice but did not see the bird. Another birder tried the trail about 2:00pm and saw the bird briefly. At my request he kindly took me to the exact spot. At 3:30pm I finally saw the bird in a low bush right next to the trail. If it had not been changing positions I would never have seen it. Thank you to the birders who supplied help. From Bill Banks: 01/17/15 - Stratford, Birdseye St boar ramp -- American Bittern was visible on the sewage outfall in the grasses in the middle of the runout. Tide was pretty high. From Hugh McQuillan: 01/17/15 - Salisbury, yard -- 5 Pine Siskins at feeder. From Bill Batsford: 01/17/15 - ?????, Hartford Reservoir 6 -- 9 AM; Snow Goose continues on ice at far north part of reservoir. From Tina Green With Jory Teltser: 01/17/15 - Litchfield, White Memorial Feeders -- 9:10 AM; Common Redpoll seen briefly at nyjer feeder with Pine Siskins. Goshen, Goshen WMA -- Light adult Rough-legged Hawk spotted by Tina, sitting in a tree on the far side of the field. From Jason Rieger: 01/17/15 - Stratford, Long Beach -- LAPLAND LONGSPUR along grassy area beyond parking lot. From Don Morgan: 01/17/15 - Coventry, yard -- A couple of days ago I had 1 Pine Siskin on my nyjer feeder, for the first time in a few years. Today there are at least 5 on the feeder at one time. From Carolyn Johns: 01/17/15 - Guilford, yard -- Pine Siskins at my feeders for the first time this year. From Bo Hopkins with Dave Alpeter and a few others: 01/17/15 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- around 1:30 PM; good looks at Grasshopper sparrow, farthest north west corner of Meigs parking lot - just across the road to Willard's Island. From Paul Desjardins: 01/17/15 - Southbury -- morning; looked in vain for the Mew Gull. Consolation prize was an adult Iceland Gull resting on the frozen river. From Jim Bair: 01/17/15 - Southbury, River Rd -- 2:00 to 3:30; Greater White-fronted Goose. (No New Gull.) From Preston Lust: 01/17/15 - Fairfield, Fairfield Beach -- 1 FOX SPARROW, 20 LESSER SCAUP. Sunken Island -- 50 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. From Robert Dixon: 01/17/15 - Sterling yard -- at the feeders today, PINE SISKIN (4), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1f). From Ted Gilman: 01/17/15 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER feeding and calling along western edge of apple orchard. From Aidan Kiley: 01/17/15 - Fairfield, Trader Joe's parking lot -- 3 Black Vultures sitting on top of the bank on Black Rock Turnpike. From Robert Braunfield: 01/17/15 - New London, State Pier -- Juv. GLAUCOUS GULL still present at pier, sitting on railing.