Greetings CT Birders and welcome to July. Most birders consider this time of year 'the doldrums', but you never know what you will find if you go summer birding. The Franklin's Gull was still around a couple of days ago and that Flamingo is still being seen on Long Island! In addition, many feeders are being visited by young birds born within the last few weeks - a lot of fun to watch! Our CT Birds posting guidelines are below. *Please sign your posts with your first and last name and your town!* Thank you and Good Birding, Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison CT Birds guidelines: This list is for sharing information about birds and birding in Connecticut. When reporting birds, please include the town where seen. *** Always include your first and last name and your town when posting. *** Some birds should not be posted for the good of the bird. Examples are directions to accessible bird nests and any day-roosting owls - Screech, Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Long-eared and Saw-whet. Proper language is expected, personal disagreements should be handled off-line and disruptive posts will not be tolerated. Did you know? • Attachments such as photos are not supported by the software. • Prompt reporting of 'good' birds is appreciated by many in the birding community! • When you want to post a reply to the list using email, use 'Reply to All'. <— *please reply to all only when your reply benefits most of the list!* • When you want to reply only to the person who posted using email, use 'Reply'. • You can automatically include your name and town with your email settings. Contact me if you need help setting this up. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!