02/22/1015 Tufted Duck
Note: The big news was the TUFTED DUCK that Tina Green found in
Bridgeport this morning. Tina posted a bit about the location
(Captain's Cove, end of Bostwick Ave) in a message to CTBirds.
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20150216/054013.html
From Tina Green:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, 1 Bostwick Ave, Captains Cove, east end --
adult female TUFTED DUCK, seen by many. First reported around 10:40.
Also 3 Redheads (1 drake and 2 hens).
From Dan Rottino & family, with MOB on pavilion:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- Tufted Duck is still there at
1 PM.
From Preston Lust:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- 1:50 PM; Tufted Duck
continues.
From Aidan Kiley:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- Tufted Duck continues as of
2:05 PM;
From ardi Dickinson:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- Tufted Duck Continues as of
3:09 PM.
From Jory Teltser:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- Tufted Duck continues as of
4:00 PM, quacking, preening, and feeding on the righ side of the
docks.
From Jeremy Nance with Will Huber:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Captains Cove -- Tufted Duck seen at 4:15. Also
3 Redheads (one male, two female).
From Nick Bonomo:
02/22/15 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- immature Iceland Gull by the
pond and a Red-necked Grebe in the harbor off the east end.
From Ray Belding:
02/22/15 - Goshen, E. St. N. near Hageman Sheehan Rd -- 11 Common
Redpoll.
From Russ Naylor:
02/22/15 - Woodbury, Church Street -- 1 Common Redpoll at feeder both
Saturday and Sunday.
From Steve Spector:
02/22/15 - Milford, Mondo Ponds -- 3:30 PM; drake Redhead.
From Steve Morytko:
02/22/15 - Ashford, yard -- 1 Rusty Blackbird for every inch of new
snow (5M, 1F), along with 2 Pine Siskins.
From Nancy Solitare:
02/22/15 - North Haven -- flock of Black Vultures.
From Steve Morytko:
02/21/15 - Ashford, yard -- It was nice to see a single Rusty
Blackbird ground feeding at our home Saturday morning accompanying the
-13F early morning temperature.
From Aidan Kiley:
02/21/15 - Bridgeport, Captain's Cove -- 1 male EURASIAN WIGEON.
From Dave Winston:
02/21/15 - Stamford -- Pine Siskin at the feeder.
From Jim Hunter:
02/21/15 - Fairfield -- 4 Black Vultures sitting on the roof of Trader
Joes. 1 Common Raven sitting and calling on top of roof of Public
Storage.
Bridgeport (Blackrock) yard -- Winter Wren in bushes.
From James Sherwonit:
02/21/15 - Old Saybrook -- 3 Pine Siskin at feeders.
From Brendan Murtha:
02/21/15 - South Norwalk, Veterans Park -- A SNOW GOOSE was feeding
(with a small flock of Canada Geese) on the sidewalk off of Seaview
Ave, running along Veterans Park.
From Paul Carrier:
02/21/15 - Harwinton, yard -- a flock of 30 plus PINE SISKIN with one
female COMMON REDPOLL.
From Susanne Shrader:
02/21/15 - West Hartford, Avon Mountain, yard -- at least 6 Pine
Siskins at one time fighting for my Nyger feeder for the past month,
and several more are "waiting in the wings" for their turn so there
are probably 10 or more hanging around
From Robert Dixon with Doug Warner:
02/21/15 - Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- WILSON'S SNIPE,
PEREGRINE FALCON.
From Robert Dixon:
02/21/15 - Sterling yard -- PINE SISKIN (9), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
(1f).
From Arthur Shippee & Mary Porterfield:
02/21/15 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- 1 Pine Siskin, 2 Rusty Blackbirds.
From Frank Mantlik:
02/21/15 - Stratford, home feeders -- 8 PINE SISKINS.
From Frank Mantlik:
02/20/15 - Stratford, yard and feeders -- 6 PINE SISKINS. Waiting for
a Redpoll.
Stratford, Raven Pond -- mid-day; a pair of Northern Pintail.
From Ernie Harris:
02/20/15 - Colchester, Deck -- 7 to 8 AM; Pine Siskin ( finally);
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (male) every morning since 2/6/15.
From Michaelene Komara:
02/20/15 - Clinton, Indian River at Route 1 -- Drake Northern Pintail.
From Ian Devlin:
02/20/15 - Stratford, Raven Pond (on Brookside Drive off Route 110) --
lone drake Northern Pintail still mingling with other ducks.
From Lisa Gagnon:
02/20/15 - Stafford Springs -- a few Pine Siskins (mixed in with
goldfinches).
From Steve Broker:
02/20/15 - Woodbridge, West Rock Ridge State Park -- 2:00 PM to 2:30
PM -- A pair of Common Ravens flew in to the ridge from the south and
landed in their well-reconstructed nest for a brief stay. Believed to
be the same raven pair that has nested at West Rock annually since
2002.
From Carol and Jim Zipp:
02/20/15 - Hamden, yard -- Rusty Blackbirds have settle back to the 40
or so birds after a short rise to 85-90.
From Ian Devlin:
02/19/15 - Norwalk, Fourteen Acre Pond -- lone drake Northern Shoveler
continues.
From Frank Mantlik:
02/19/15 - Milford, Oronoque Rd -- huge flock of 200 PINE SISKIN, 10+
COMMON REDPOLL (and 10+ American Goldfinch) all feeding on birch cone
seeds along road north of transfer station.
From Russ Smiley:
02/19/15 - Enfield, Barnes Boat Ramp -- 1:50 PM; first cycle Iceland
full standing on ice beside parking lot.
3:35 PM; first cycle Glaucous Gull landed on fixed ice out in river.
From Chuck Imbergamo:
02/19/15 - Madison, yard -- One Common Redpoll visited our feeders in
the afternoon; a yard first, about 1 mile north of Long Island sound!
From John Shepard:
02/19/15 - Portland -- Third year in a row Rough-legged Hawk in the
adjacent lot.
From Brian O'Toole:
02/19/15 - Bridgeport, Beardsley Zoo/Park grounds -- At feeders near
zoo ticket booth: Pine Siskin, 2 Fox Sparrows. Also 5 Black Vultures.