Compo Beach- 4 Hudsonian Godwits flying west along the coast. Picked up in scope off the “cannons jetty”. They headed towards Saugatuck Shores where I was hopeful they might land, but instead kept flying west through the Norwalk Islands hugging the coast about 30 feet above the water before they disappeared. Tina Green Westport Sent from my iPhone

About 5 years ago (estimating) Patrick Dugan found one Hudsonian Godwit feeding by a puddle at Cove Island in the grass. It was easy to watch the bird and it hung around for a day or perhaps 2 if I recall. It hasn’t rained, but after a good rain the puddles seem to attract wading birds. Thanks for the heads up. You still need a permit to get into CI through Labor Day, though. Not sure they’ll let birders in without one. Ellynne Rey (Stamford) On Monday, August 8, 2022, Tina Green via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Compo Beach- 4 Hudsonian Godwits flying west along the coast. Picked up in > scope off the “cannons jetty”. They headed towards Saugatuck Shores where I > was hopeful they might land, but instead kept flying west through the > Norwalk Islands hugging the coast about 30 feet above the water before they > disappeared. > > Tina Green > Westport > Sent from my iPhone > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/ > join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/ > birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/