From Stefan Martin with Frank Mantlik, Ryan MacLean, Angela Dimmitt: 01/06/15 - Southbury -- 11:15; MEW GULL preening in group on field behind barn. From Frank Mantlik, with Stefan Martin and Ryan MacLean: 01/06/15 - Southbury, River Rd -- 12:30; GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, calling (among Canada Goose flock) on the river south of Mitchell Farm. 1:35; also 1st-cycle ICELAND GULL and 2nd-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL now on grassy hillside above farm buildings. From Ryan Maclean: 01/06/15 - Southbury, River Rd -- MEW GULL made a second brief appearance around 1:15 in the same field behind the Mitchell Farm barns before it quickly disappeared again. Also 3 White-Crowned Sparrows and a flock of 8-10 American Pipits around the brushy areas/pumpkin patch at Mitchell Farm. From Greg Hanisek: 01/06/15 - Southbury, River Rd -- MEW GULL was on river about 2:45 PM. From Lisa Wahle: 01/06/15 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 9:30; Northern Shrike in plain view atop tree by River. Second picnic area north of boat launch. Flew around 9:40. From Howie Sternberg: 01/06/15 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 1 Northern Shrike observed from the east end of the fish hatchery dam. At 12:05 PM, the Northern Shrike flew from the middle of the fish hatchery dam and landed half way up a tree along east edge of fish hatchery 100 feet north of the fish hatchery yellow gate entrance. Perched for about 15 seconds, it then flew to the west side of fish hatchery and was lost from view. Not enough time to photograph, but recognized markings and behavior of the Northern Shrike from previous sightings by the Haddam Meadows State Park fish hatchery. Nearby Blue Jays, Chickadees and Juncos called their alarms and scattered away. Again observed on a day with little to no wind. From Tina Green with Sara Zagorski and Patrick Dugan: 01/06/15 - Stamford, Cove Island Park -- Painted Bunting seen shortly after 9 AM at the NW corner of the tennis courts in some artemisia briefly before disappearing into the brush. From Flo McBride: 01/06/15 - Hamden, yard -- Two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were working and moving around close together on the spruce by our back porch at 8 am this morning, and one was working and calling there at 9:45. From John Oshlick: 01/06/15 - New Haven, Long Wharf -- 3 Great Cormorants. Criscuolo Park -- 1st cycle Iceland gull sitting on the top of a building across the Q river. From Paul Cianfaglione: 01/06/15 - Farmington, Riverside Cemetery (behind cemetery in Farmington River) -- 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. From Angela Dimmitt: 01/06/15 - New Milford, yard -- 6 Pine Siskins (NOT at feeders). From Bill Batsford: 01/06/15 - Meriden, Hanover Pond -- 2 Redhead continue. From Gil Salk: 01/06/15 - Hebron, yard -- First of season Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker at my feeders. From Sara Zagorski: 01/06/15 - West Hartford Reservoir 6, off RT 44 -- Greater White-fronted Goose previously reported by Bill Asteraides continues at the back of Res. 6 in West Hartford. You must drive to the very back parking lot and then walk down a short trail to view the geese. From Annette Cunniffe with Maggie Peretto: 01/06/15 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 16 Snow Buntings on the bluff. From Lisa Wahle: 01/05/15 - Waterford, 14 New Shore Road -- Dickcissel seen at feeder late in the day on Saturday CBC in company of house sparrows and other feeder birds. Seen again Sunday and Monday. Checked in with the property owner to be sure they were okay with folks coming to look into their yard. Please stay in the road while observing.