From Robert Dixon: 01/17/12 - Sterling yard, 179 Main St -- (starting 7:30am) adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD continues for third day; provided great looks for many birders as it visited feeders and bird bath throughout the day. FOX SPARROW (2) also at feeders. Birders are welcome. Please park in driveway and walk around garage to backyard to view feeders. From Renee Baade with Tom Hook: 01/17/12 - Wallingford, MacKenzie Reservoir -- female REDHEAD continues. Lebanon, Norwich Rd -- HARRIS'S SPARROW continues. Sterling -- YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD continues, Fox Sparrow. West Hartford, Reservoir 6 -- 3:30 PM; 4 SNOW GEESE, BARNACLE GOOSE, Northern Pintail drake. From Charlie Barnard: 01/17/12 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- A drake Eurasian Wigeon was among 24 American Wigeon on the LIS side of the roadway, opposite the pond at the eastern end of the park. From Meredith Sampson: 01/17/12 - Old Greenwich, Highview Avenue -- COMMON RAVEN. From Sean Murtha: 01/17/12 - Greenwich, Greenwich Harbor -- 16 LESSER SCAUP in the harbor, one BONAPARTES GULL at the usual (SE) corner. From Jan Collins: 01/16/12 - Somers -- mid-day; PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continues on Monday in the same location, farm pond pasture, left of buildings, east side of 9th District at Hutton Rd. When I stopped to check, 3 birders from Maryland had driven up for the day and were delighted to get nice looks before leaving to hopefully find the Barnacle and maybe the White-fronted goose that have been reported in CT. The Peregrine falcon was in his tree on Hutton Rd again as well. (Later heard from Maryland birder Marci Stutzman that they did have success yesterday with the BARNACLE GOOSE at West Hartford Res #6 from 3:15 to 3:45 PM.) From Buzz Devine: 01/16/12 - New Preston, Lake Waramaug, West Shore Road -- 3 REDHEAD (2 drakes), LESSER SCAUP (hen). Lake completely frozen except for one small open area behind a gray house (#284). Redheads intermingled with a large number of geese and other ducks and are difficult to see at times. This location is best observed heading north on West Shore Road. From Dave Rosgen, w/ Jim Kandefer: 01/16/12 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Outlet) -- 4:30-5:30 PM; 1 Northern Pintail. Water was 75% open here, but 100% frozen on the rest of the Lake.