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12/02/2012

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Roy Harvey
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 3:39 AM

From Paul Wolter and Richard Hauck:
12/02/12 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- The Yellow-breasted Chat was
seen Sunday morning on the backside of the maintenance area (this is
the fenced in area with a shed and park vehicles, to be found off the
parking lot at the east end of the treatment plant.  You can walk
around the fence on the grass.)  Also seen Winter Wren (same place), 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Red-breasted Nuthatch.

From Meredith Sampson, Debby Ethridge, "First Sundays" birding group:
12/02/12 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Pt -- male HARLEQUIN DUCK (in with
a group of Common Goldeneyes) off the southern end of Eagle Pond
seawall, flyover AMERICAN PIPIT.  Returned to the point at about 3:00
in the hope of re-finding the Harlequin. After almost 2 hrs of
searching w/ Tim Anatinitis, no sighting (but did add a FORSTER'S
TERN.)

From Hank Golet:
12/02/12 - Waterford, New Shore Rd, off small private beach --
RAZORBILL.  New Shore Road begins near the Boat Ramp near Pleasure
Beach/Jordan Cove and heads toward Harkness.
Stonington, Stonington Pt -- RED-NECKED GREBE.

From Tim Antanaitis:
12/02/12 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- There was 1 RED
CROSSBILL and 8-10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS still hanging out in the
west beach pines.

From Paul Desjardins:
12/02/12 - South Windosor, Station 43 -- morning; from the Newberry
Road section Yellow Bellied sapsucker and about 8 or 10 Rusty
Blackbirds.  Also, White Crowned Sparrow at Vibert Road.

From Robert Dixon:
12/02/12 - Sterling yard -- at the feeders; PINE SISKIN (88),
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Sterling Pond -- SNOW GOOSE (2) among the hundreds of Canada Geese.
Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- WINTER WREN, RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH (3).

From Steve Mayo:
12/02/12 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park --  5-7 Snow Buntings have
been present in the parking lot for about 3 weeks.  Also 1 American
Pipit.

From Arthur Shippee:
12/02/12 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches.

From Paul Wolter and Richard Hauck: 12/02/12 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- The Yellow-breasted Chat was seen Sunday morning on the backside of the maintenance area (this is the fenced in area with a shed and park vehicles, to be found off the parking lot at the east end of the treatment plant. You can walk around the fence on the grass.) Also seen Winter Wren (same place), 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Red-breasted Nuthatch. From Meredith Sampson, Debby Ethridge, "First Sundays" birding group: 12/02/12 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Pt -- male HARLEQUIN DUCK (in with a group of Common Goldeneyes) off the southern end of Eagle Pond seawall, flyover AMERICAN PIPIT. Returned to the point at about 3:00 in the hope of re-finding the Harlequin. After almost 2 hrs of searching w/ Tim Anatinitis, no sighting (but did add a FORSTER'S TERN.) From Hank Golet: 12/02/12 - Waterford, New Shore Rd, off small private beach -- RAZORBILL. New Shore Road begins near the Boat Ramp near Pleasure Beach/Jordan Cove and heads toward Harkness. Stonington, Stonington Pt -- RED-NECKED GREBE. From Tim Antanaitis: 12/02/12 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- There was 1 RED CROSSBILL and 8-10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS still hanging out in the west beach pines. From Paul Desjardins: 12/02/12 - South Windosor, Station 43 -- morning; from the Newberry Road section Yellow Bellied sapsucker and about 8 or 10 Rusty Blackbirds. Also, White Crowned Sparrow at Vibert Road. From Robert Dixon: 12/02/12 - Sterling yard -- at the feeders; PINE SISKIN (88), RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Sterling Pond -- SNOW GOOSE (2) among the hundreds of Canada Geese. Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- WINTER WREN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (3). From Steve Mayo: 12/02/12 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- 5-7 Snow Buntings have been present in the parking lot for about 3 weeks.  Also 1 American Pipit. From Arthur Shippee: 12/02/12 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches.