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08/22/2012

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Roy Harvey
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 3:30 AM

From Patrick Comins:
08/22/12 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.

From Paul Carrier:
08/22/12 - ?????, yard -- around 5ish; an early CAP MAY WARBLER.

From Dave Rosgen and Jim Kandefer:
08/22/12 - Barkhamsted, Upper Greenwoods -- 255 COMMON NIGHTHAWK.
Barkhamsted, Beach Rock Road overlook -- 5 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

From Hank Golet:
08/22/12 - Old Lyme, Lord's Cove -- SORA AND VIRGINIA RAILS, both
juveniles, 2 LEAST BITTERN.

From Don Lukaszek:
08/22/12 - New Britain/Berlin, New Britain Stadium/Willow Brook Park
-- 8:30 to9 PM; 4 Common Nighthawks.

From Lucas Coe-Starr:
08/22/12 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 1 Whimbrel observed Wednesday
morning.

From Tina Green:
08/22/12 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES,
1 Marsh Wren, 1 Brown Thrasher.

From Carolyn Cimino:
08/22/12 - Waterford -- Red-breasted Nuthatch in our neighbor's yard
this morning.

From Annette Cunniffe:
08/22/12 - Greenwich Yard -- 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

From John Oshlick:
08/22/12 - Stratford, Stratford Marina -- Long-billed Dowitcher
present at 11:30. It was on the exposed mud below the polls in the
area that can be seen from the public road. There was also a possible
hendersoni sb dowitcher.

From Paul Desjardins:
08/22/12 - South Windsor, Station 43, Newberry Road section -- Cliff
Swallow.

From Bill Banks:
08/22/12 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- 8:15 until 10:30 AM; 90
Bob-o-link.

From Wayne Meagher:
08/22/12 - Colebrook, Colebrook Reservoir -- 40 plus Semipalmated
Sandpiper.

From Bill Batsford:
08/22/12 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Whimbrel.

From Joe Gaylor:
08/22/12 - Avon yard -- First two Red-breasted Nuthatches of the
season tooting like crazy in backyard.

From Kevin Finnan:
08/21/12 - Goshen yard --  two young Blackburnian Warblers, one male,
one female, came through the yard.
08/22/12 - Goshen yard -- Wilson's Warbler passing through.

From Dana Campbell:
08/21/12 - Meriden, St Joseph's Church -- 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK seen
hawking insects along with the Chimney Swifts during the monitoring of
a roost at St. Joe's.

From Patrick Comins: 08/22/12 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. From Paul Carrier: 08/22/12 - ?????, yard -- around 5ish; an early CAP MAY WARBLER. From Dave Rosgen and Jim Kandefer: 08/22/12 - Barkhamsted, Upper Greenwoods -- 255 COMMON NIGHTHAWK. Barkhamsted, Beach Rock Road overlook -- 5 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. From Hank Golet: 08/22/12 - Old Lyme, Lord's Cove -- SORA AND VIRGINIA RAILS, both juveniles, 2 LEAST BITTERN. From Don Lukaszek: 08/22/12 - New Britain/Berlin, New Britain Stadium/Willow Brook Park -- 8:30 to9 PM; 4 Common Nighthawks. From Lucas Coe-Starr: 08/22/12 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 1 Whimbrel observed Wednesday morning. From Tina Green: 08/22/12 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1 Marsh Wren, 1 Brown Thrasher. From Carolyn Cimino: 08/22/12 - Waterford -- Red-breasted Nuthatch in our neighbor's yard this morning. From Annette Cunniffe: 08/22/12 - Greenwich Yard -- 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. From John Oshlick: 08/22/12 - Stratford, Stratford Marina -- Long-billed Dowitcher present at 11:30. It was on the exposed mud below the polls in the area that can be seen from the public road. There was also a possible hendersoni sb dowitcher. From Paul Desjardins: 08/22/12 - South Windsor, Station 43, Newberry Road section -- Cliff Swallow. From Bill Banks: 08/22/12 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- 8:15 until 10:30 AM; 90 Bob-o-link. From Wayne Meagher: 08/22/12 - Colebrook, Colebrook Reservoir -- 40 plus Semipalmated Sandpiper. From Bill Batsford: 08/22/12 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Whimbrel. From Joe Gaylor: 08/22/12 - Avon yard -- First two Red-breasted Nuthatches of the season tooting like crazy in backyard. From Kevin Finnan: 08/21/12 - Goshen yard -- two young Blackburnian Warblers, one male, one female, came through the yard. 08/22/12 - Goshen yard -- Wilson's Warbler passing through. From Dana Campbell: 08/21/12 - Meriden, St Joseph's Church -- 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK seen hawking insects along with the Chimney Swifts during the monitoring of a roost at St. Joe's.