12/09/2012 Pine Grosbeaks
From Roy Harvey:
12/09/12 - Norfolk -- two female PINE GROSBEAKS in the ornamental
crabapple in the yard across the street from the south end of the town
green. Seen around 8:40 (by others), returned around 9:40, first
feeding in a dicedous (tuilp?) tree on the green and then in the
crabapple. Flew off around 10:10, into the trees in the backyard of
the same house.
From Tina Green with Sara Zagorski:
12/09/12 - Norfolk -- 2 Pine Grosbeaks continue in the fruit tree near
the green.
From Bill Batsford
12/09/12 - Norfolk -- 2 female Pine Grosbeaks in cherry tree in
Norfolk as described.
From Dan Rottino (with permission form Debbie Metique):
12/09/12 Ellington yard -- 1 BULLOCKS ORIOLE 9 AM seen with 3 other
birders. Also on 12/8/12 same location 1 EVENING GROSBEAK flyover.
From Scott Kruitbosch:
12/09/12 - Stratford Point -- 3 RAZORBILL (noon); 2 drifting slowly
away from shore SSE of the lighthouse together, preening and
stretching and swimming along, 1 SE of the point doing the same solo.
All scope distance. Earlier 4 NORTHERN GANNET, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
Also 2 BLACK SCOTER, 9 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER.
From James Purcell:
12/09/12 - Fairfield, shore at Penfield Reef -- 2 CAVE SWALLOWS.
From Phil Rusch:
12/09/12 - Stoninton, Stonington Pt -- 1 Razorbill, the continuing 2
Red-necked Grebe, 1 Northern Gannet, and 11 Common Eider.
Mystic, Enders Island -- 2 Razorbill, 1 Red-necked Grebe, 15 Common
Eider.
Groton, Easter/Avery Pts -- 1 Razorbill, 5 Northern Gannets, 3 Common
Eider.
From Tim Antanaitis:
12/09/12 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 RAZORBILL, 2+ RED
CROSSBILLS, 3+ WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS.
From John Marshall:
12/09/12 - East Haven, Proto Drive -- 2 COMMON REDPOLL, 2 FOX SPARROW,
by the 1st chain link gate/feeding station.
From Nancy Meyer-Lustman with Eileen Becker-Dunn and Lin Robinson:
12/09/12 - Stonington, Stonington Point and Enders Island -- Common
Eider (2 females), White-winged Scoter, Fox Sparrow.
From Jim Sherwonit and Jan Hamilton:
12/09/12 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- a lone White-winged
Crossbill in the pines at the west beach parking area.
From Steve Broker, Sharon & Roy Dellinger, Lynn and John Grzyszek:
12/09/12 - Moodus, Moodus Reservoir causeway -- 12 Noon; 50 Common
Redpolls flocking in and feeding on alder catkins along the causeway.
With each passing car, the redpolls would kick up, swirl around, and
land in the same several alders to resume feeding. We watched them
for up to 15 minutes until they pushed off to the west. Salmon River
has recorded Common Redpoll in 7 of its 37 CBC years, with a high of
67 redpolls in 2007-08.
From Dorothy Wadlow:
12/09/12 - Stonington, Barn Island, first impoundment -- 1
BLACK-HEADED GULL.
Fifth impoundment -- 1 MARSH WREN.
From Hank Golet and Ted Hendrickson:
12/09/12 - Old Lyme, Hawk's Nest Beach, Breakwater -- 2 PURPLE
SANDPIPER.
From Joanne Luppi:
12/09/12 - Portland backyard feeders -- 1 female Redpoll. 1 Pine
Siskin.
From Brian Kleinman:
12/09/12 - Barkhamsted, Lake McDonough -- 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (rare
inland) in a small flock of Lesser Scaup seen from Brown¹s Beach.
From Patrick Comins:
12/09/12 - Meriden Yard -- one COMMON REDPOLL.
From Andy Griswold:
12/09/12 - Ivoryton (Essex) yard -- 8:45 AM; FOX SPARROW. 12:05 PM;
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.
From Robert Dixon:
12/08/12 - Sterling yard -- at the feeders PINE SISKIN (74) continue
for 69th consecutive day, also FOX SPARROW.
12/09/12 - Sterling yard -- PINE SISKIN (85) and FOX SPARROW (2)
continue at feeders.
From Arthur Shippee:
12/09/12 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Red-breasted Nuthatch continues,
as in some recent days, too.