From Patrick Comins: 12/17/10 - Guilford, 120 Indian Cove Rd -- CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD. From Robert Dixon 12/17/10 - Sterling, 179 Main St -- female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD continues for 68th day at feeder in backyard behind garage. Birders are welcome. Look for orange arrow on guardrail. Park in driveway. Also at feeders. PINE SISKIN ( 50+ daily) and FOX SPARROW (3). From Tina Green: 12/17/10 - Westport, Longshore Park (Grays Creek) -- BARNACLE GOOSE continues exactly in the same spot I saw it early yesterday morning, sleeping on the small island in Grays Creek. Compo Beach -- 1 NORTHERN GANNET. Sherwood Island SP -- adult SNOW GOOSE, first spotted in the marsh and then a few minutes later flying overhead all by itself towards the sound and then west; FOX SPARROW. From Ken Elkins: 12/17/10 - Southbury, River Road -- 8 Bald Eagles. Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- 1 American Pipit flyover. From Andrea Dellarco: 12/17/10 - Norwich yard -- unidentified Oriole visiting feeders for about two weeks now. From Frank Gallo and Mark Szantyr: 12/17/10 - Stontington, Stontington Point -- no Black Guillemots, but 17 Common Eider, including 6 adult males, 20 Purple Sandpipers (distant). Guilford, 120 Indian Cove Rd -- Calliope Hummingbird. From John Maynard: 12/17/10 - Middletown, Brown Street feeder -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. At least 3 other SAPSUCKERS have shown up in December. Each has come here alone, has eaten voraciously at the feeder's suet cakes, and then flown off in a few minutes.