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06/09/2012

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Roy Harvey
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 4:16 AM

From Dave Provencher:
06/09/12 - Lyme, Jewett, Mt Archer, Eno Preserves -- Acadian
Flycatchers (4), Hooded Warblers (5), Cerulean Warblers (4).

From Carl Ekroth:
06/09/12 - South Windsor, Station 43 & Vibert Rd -- morning on a HAS
field trip; 2 LEAST BITTERN, 1 MARSH WREN, and 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE.

From Russ Smiley:
06/09/12 - Lyme, Hartman Park -- one Yellow-billed Cuckoo just south
of the power line clearing on the red trail.

From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavallero:
06/09/12 - West Hartford, reservoir off route 44 -- Yellow-billed
Cuckoo not too far from the power lines.

From Paul Wolter:
06/09/12 - Branford -- New Haven SBC; Mill Creek 1 adult
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Branford River 2 Marsh Wren, Branford Dump
2 Orchard Oriole (male and female).

From George Stephens with Dave Rosgen & Co:
06/09/12 - Litchfield(?), White Memorial area, East Shore Rd --
Acadian Flycatcher, Ruffed Grouse.

From Sara Zagorski:
06/09/12 - Wethersfield, Spring St pond -- A rare visitor here, a
Black-crowned Night-Heron hunting along the side of the pond.

From Michael Richardson:
06/09/12 - Stratford, Long Beach -- A pair of YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONs in the marshes before the entrance.

From Nick Bonomo:
06/09/12 - Milford, Milford Pt -- 15 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS among 150
Semipalmated Sandpipers at high tide in the afternoon.

From Arthur Shippee:
06/09/12 - Hamden, Gordon Rd, near Lake Whitney -- Orchard Oriole
(singing on top of willow, ca. 20 posts in from Waite St.)  RWA
property.

From Alex Burdo and Dave Hursh:
06/08/12 - Southbury, Purchase Brook Road -- 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
(SEEN flying across the road while vocalizing!).
Kent, River Road -- 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 4 CERULEAN WARBLER.
Kent, Bridge over Macedonia Road -- 5 CLIFF SWALLOW
East Hartford, Rentschler Field -- 2 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 3 GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW, 6 BOBOLINK, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
South Windsor, Vibert and Newberry Roads -- 1 VIRGINIA RAIL, 3 MARSH
WREN, 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE.
Plymouth, Slope across from Hancock Dam -- 1 calling EASTERN
WHIP-POOR-WILL
Plymouth/Waterbury line, along 262 -- 1 calling EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL

From Dave Provencher: 06/09/12 - Lyme, Jewett, Mt Archer, Eno Preserves -- Acadian Flycatchers (4), Hooded Warblers (5), Cerulean Warblers (4). From Carl Ekroth: 06/09/12 - South Windsor, Station 43 & Vibert Rd -- morning on a HAS field trip; 2 LEAST BITTERN, 1 MARSH WREN, and 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE. From Russ Smiley: 06/09/12 - Lyme, Hartman Park -- one Yellow-billed Cuckoo just south of the power line clearing on the red trail. From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavallero: 06/09/12 - West Hartford, reservoir off route 44 -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo not too far from the power lines. From Paul Wolter: 06/09/12 - Branford -- New Haven SBC; Mill Creek 1 adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Branford River 2 Marsh Wren, Branford Dump 2 Orchard Oriole (male and female). From George Stephens with Dave Rosgen & Co: 06/09/12 - Litchfield(?), White Memorial area, East Shore Rd -- Acadian Flycatcher, Ruffed Grouse. From Sara Zagorski: 06/09/12 - Wethersfield, Spring St pond -- A rare visitor here, a Black-crowned Night-Heron hunting along the side of the pond. From Michael Richardson: 06/09/12 - Stratford, Long Beach -- A pair of YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONs in the marshes before the entrance. From Nick Bonomo: 06/09/12 - Milford, Milford Pt -- 15 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS among 150 Semipalmated Sandpipers at high tide in the afternoon. From Arthur Shippee: 06/09/12 - Hamden, Gordon Rd, near Lake Whitney -- Orchard Oriole (singing on top of willow, ca. 20 posts in from Waite St.) RWA property. From Alex Burdo and Dave Hursh: 06/08/12 - Southbury, Purchase Brook Road -- 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (SEEN flying across the road while vocalizing!). Kent, River Road -- 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 4 CERULEAN WARBLER. Kent, Bridge over Macedonia Road -- 5 CLIFF SWALLOW East Hartford, Rentschler Field -- 2 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, 6 BOBOLINK, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK. South Windsor, Vibert and Newberry Roads -- 1 VIRGINIA RAIL, 3 MARSH WREN, 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE. Plymouth, Slope across from Hancock Dam -- 1 calling EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL Plymouth/Waterbury line, along 262 -- 1 calling EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL