From Glenn Williams: 01/29/11 - Stonington, Stonington Point -- ~80 COMMON EIDER (31 in Connecticut waters and ~50 in New York waters). Mystic, Ender's Island -- 27 COMMON EIDER and possible PACIFIC LOON. There was a good candidate for Pacific Loon off of the south end of Ender's Island with a good number of Common Loons.  This bird was further out and drifting away, while diving and preening (of course, on all accounts).  The bill (held out straight, not upturned) was small enough that it was hard to pick up most of the time - this was not an issue with any of the other loons.  The loon was also apparently smaller and round headed, not blocky like a Common Loon.  I say apparently smaller because the bird was further out than the other loons.   There was also a nice contrasting line between the dark neck with the white throat.  Too far away to see a necklace or to make a positive ID.  I'll check out the area again tomorrow.  I just gave up as the bird got further and further away. From Tina Green: 01/29/11 - Stratford -- American Bittern seen at 6:45am flying across the road at the intersection of Lordship Blvd and the Access Road heading northwest. From Chris Loscalzo and the NHBC field trip group: 01/29/11 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- one light-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (first seen west of West Beach parking lot, then later at campgrounds area), ~40 SNOW BUNTINGS at nature center parking lot, 4 COMMON EIDER, 8 PURPLE SANDPIPER at Meigs Point Jetty. From Andrew Landsman: 01/29/11 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park, Meigs point/nature center -- 1 PM, 40+ Snow Buntings, 1 Northern Goshawk (buzzed the buntings!). From Tony Hager: 01/29/11 - Middletown, Rt 9 x Randolph Rd -- 1 COMMON RAVEN. From Jack Swatt: 01/29/11 - Farmington, Farmington River, behind cemetery on Garden Street -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker female. From David Lawton: 01/29/11 - Windsor/Bloomfield Landfill -- Adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continues (morning). From Paul Desjardins: 01/29/11 - Enfield, North boat launch -- afternoon, a first cycle iceland Gull. From Meredith Sampson: 01/29/10 - Old Greenwich, home feeders -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER at mixed nuts feeder for third consecutive day.