From Patrick Dugan via Jim Dugan: 12/22/14 - Stamford, Cove Island Park -- PAINTED BUNTING south of the tennis courts and south of the wet area in a fallen tree. The tennis courts are just north of Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary. From Patrick Dugan (directly): 12/22/14 - Stamford, Cove Island Park -- 10:10 AM to 2:10 PM; Corner of Weed Ave and Cove Rd, Painted Bunting seen at 11:13 to 11:17 AM. 11:33 to 11:34 AM; Painted Bunting in the woods behind the tennis court. Walk on the left side of the court at the corner take the path to the left. You'll come to a wet area on your right near and fire pit look around the water area and the fallen tree to your left. Also in the woods 3 Fox Sparrows, 3 Winter Wrens. From Paul Desjardins: 12/22/14 - Windsor Locks, yard -- Common Raven. From Preston Lust: 12/22/14 - ?????, Winslow Park -- PINE SISKIN. From Howie Sternberg: 12/22/14 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows -- 1 Northern Shrike at 10:40 AM on tall tree top to the right of the yellow gate into old fish hatchery area; gate is opposite boat ramp. From Russ Smiley: 12/22/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- noon; two American Bitterns. One flew toward cove to south. Second was hunkered down in crushed grasses south of parking area. From Anthony Zemba: 12/22/14 - Middlefield, Lyman Orchards corn maze field at the corners of Routes 157 and 147 -- Four SNOW GEESE (two adults and two immatures) still around as of Monday morning. From Lorenzo Kleine: 12/22/14 - ?????, Goodwin Park -- The Greater White-Fronted Goose continues (with the large flock of several hundred Canada Geese) around noon, but unfortunately a 20-minute search did not reveal the Cackling Goose also reported. From Paul Desjardins: 12/22/14 - East Windsor, Broad Brook section, Mill Pond -- 24 Northern Pintail continue. Along Rt 191 -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (and a rather close BOBCAT). From Frank Mantlik, with Scott Kruitbosch, Tom Morris & Janet McAllister: 12/21/14 - Stratford, CBC in our coastal portion -- AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 NORTHERN GANNETS. From Mardi and Townsend Dickinson: 12/21/14 - Westport CBC Circle -- Northern Goshawk, Eurasian Widgeon, Northern Shoveler, American White Pelican, Orange-crowned Warbler. From Nick Bonomo: 12/21/14 - Stratford-Milford CBC, Milford Point & vicinity -- EURASIAN WIGEON (continuing drake at Jonathan Law HS pond), 2 White-winged Scoter (Milford Pt), AMERICAN BITTERN (flying over marsh at Milford Pt), 2 Winter Wren (Milford Pt and Court Street boat ramp), 34 Snow Bunting (Milford Pt sandbars). From Steve Spector: 12/21/14 - Stratford-Milford CBC, Silver Sands SP -- 2 Common Raven, Short-eared Owl (chased through the park by 7 American Crows).