From Dave Provencher and group: 10/07/12 - Stonington(?), Bluff Point -- The hot corner at Bluff Point this morning was wild with multitudes of warblers, sparrows, and more. Also Black-billed Cuckoo (1), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (6), Common Raven (heard), Red-breasted Nuthatch (15+), Gray-cheeked thrush species by flight call (3 or 4), Swainson's Thrush (12+), Brown Thrasher (2), Tennessee Warbler (2), Blackburnian Warbler (1), Bay-breasted Warbler (1), Yellow-breasted Chat (1), White-crowned Sparrow (1), Purple Finch (50+), Pine Siskin (15+). From Edward Sadowski: 10/07/12 -- Woodbridge, Woodbridge Community Gardens -- Connecticut Warbler at approx. 9 AM. From Greg Hanisek with Newington Adult Ed field trip: 10/07/12 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point park -- BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Fort Hale Park -- GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. From Jerry Connolly and Friends of Hammonasset Bird Walk: 10/07/12 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- Extremely birdy morning! 10+ SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 3+ RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 2 BROWN CREEPER, PURPLE FINCH, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, EASTERN MEADOWLARK. From Jerry Connolly: 10/7/12 - Madison, Bauer Park -- 2+ CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BOBOLINK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, From Charla & Steve Spector: 10/07/12 - Milford, Stop & Shop (on the post road, near Silver Sands State Park -- 3:00 PM; flyover Common Nighthawk. From Paul Desjardins: 10/07/12 - Manchester, Laurel Marsh: -- morning; YELLOW BREASTED CHAT a little ways down trail past the spot where the Connecticut Warbler was. Look for a tree with an orange ribbon tied around trunk. It was just beyond this tree on the right. South Windsor, Station 43 -- 2 Blue winged Teal. Newberry Road section -- Peregrine Falcon. From Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe: 10/07/12 - Meriden, Meriden Airport, south of runway -- 1:00 PM; 2 Eastern Meadowlarks. From Mark Szantyr: 10/07/12 - Mansfield -- Grasshopper Sparrow at feeders; also about 18 Pine Siskins, 10 Purple Finches, a Red-breasted Nuthatch. From Fran Zygmont: 10/07/12 - Colebrook, Colebrook reservoir -- 7:00-9:00 AM; 4 Lincoln's sparrow, 1 imm White-crowned Sparrow, 2 Peregrine Falcons, 2-4 American Pipits, 30-50 Pine Siskins, Brown Thrasher, probable Yellow-breasted Chat. (lso interesting were ~12 turkeys flying across the reservoir. Would have made for an interesting picture.) From Andy Scholten: 10/07/12 - ?????, McKinney NWR, Salt Meadow Unit -- 7:44 to 10:00 AM; Little Blue Heron (1 adult, 3-4 immatures), Purple Finch (2-3). From Nancy Meyer-Lustman: 10/07/12 - Branford, Short Beach -- Pine Siskins. From Tom Baptist: 10/07/12 - Greenwich yard -- six Purple Finches. From Emily Keltonic: 10/07/12 - Norwich yard -- finally 4 Pine Siskins, 2 Purple Finches (male and female) at front yard feeders Sunday morning. From Beverly Propen: 10/07/12 - Orange backyard -- Finally, 8 Pine Siskins eating the sunflower chips. From Brian Kleinman: 10/07/12 - East Granby, yard -- Along with a couple Pine Siskins there was about 35-40 Purple Finches at my feeder Sunday. From Michael Carpenter: 10/07/12 - Southbury, Crook Horn Road, loop trail -- 1:30 to 4:00 PM; 1 Lincoln Sparrow (at start of loop trail), 2 Purple Finch. From Amy Hopkins: 10/07/12 - Guilford yard -- Large numbers of Pine Siskins and Purple Finches. From Larry Bausher: 10/07/12 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- 8:45-11:45 AM; Purple Finch (2). From Arthur Shippee & Mary Porterfield: 10/07/12 - Hamden, North Lake Drive -- Purple Finches, two males and one juvenile/female. From Alex Burdo: 10/07/12 - Fairfield, Pine Creek -- 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 1 White-crowned Sparrow, 10 Pine Siskin (patch bird). From Paul Wolter: 10/07/12 - Guilford, Brush Dump -- 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, From Maria Stockmal: 10/07/12 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Purple Finches, Red-breasted Nuthatch. From Annette Cunniffe w/Meredith Sampson : 10/07/12 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 2 WINTER WRENS, 5 BROWN CREEPERS, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 2 imm. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 GRAY-CHEECKED THRUSH, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, From Nick Bonomo: 10/07/12 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- afternoon; highlights were GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (East Beach parking lot) and flyby AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER. Many sparrows overall including 3 White-crowned Sparrows. From Donna Caporaso: 10/07/12 - Stratford, Long Beach Blvd Marshes -- 3 White-crowned Sparrows, 6 or so Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. From Angela Dimmit: 10/07/12 - New Milford, yard -- 22 Pine Siskins and 4 Purple Finches (2M+2F) at my feeders. From Janis LaPointe: 10/07/12 - Enfield yard -- more Purple Finches than ever before at my feeders. From Jalna Jaeger: 10/07/12 - Norwalk yard -- pair of Purple Finches at feeder, Red-breasted Nuthatch continues. From John Himmelman: 10/06/12 - Killingworth, Parmelee Farms -- About 2 dozen Pine Siskins by the community gardens.