[MASSBIRD] CT Report 05/05/2008 Sandhill Craner, Yellow-throated W
Roy Harvey
some reports. Such is life with computers.
Note 2: Radar shows LOTS of birds in the air tonight. Here's hoping
that more of them are arriving in CT that leaving for points north.
Hot spots:
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 17 species of warblers
From Art Gingert, with Celia Senzer and Joe Ellis:
5/05 - North Cornwall -- One SANDHILL CRANE (with brownish crown
patch) in small marsh/swamp in North Cornwall at intersection of
Rattlesnake and Coggswell Roads. Lingered with five great blue herons
for awhile this morning, then flew off to northwest and could not be
relocated at nearby farmland.
From Greg Hanisek, Bill Banks:
5/05 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
singing vigorously 8 a.m. at previously reported site
From Dori Sosensky via Nick Bonomo:
5/05 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
From John Ogren:
5/05 - Old Saybrook, Plum Bank Marsh -- first SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED
SPARROW of the season spotted.
From Steve Kotchko:
5/05 - Wethersfield, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- morning, male Blackburnian
Warbler.
From Paul Carrier:
5/05 - ?????, yard -- 25 PINE SISKIN
From Tanner Steeves:
5/05 - Storrs, Horsebarn Hill -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
From Dave Rosgen:
5/05 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's
Activity Field between the Bird Observatory & the large Norway Maple
tree -- 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW Seen very well at 15' for 1 full minute
around 5:15 p.m. It was foraging in front of Honeysuckle shrubs, then
skulked under the. One BROWN THRASHER foraging under shrubs behind the
Bird Observatory.
From John Barclay:
5/05 - Westport yard -- Brown Thrasher, first in 18 years.
From Fran Zygmont (with ClaireAnn and Jim Parker):
5/04 - Litchfield, White Memorial Museum -- 1 Lincoln's Sparrow
From Fran Zygmont:
5/04 - Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted Yard -- 1 White-Crowned Sparrow
From Chris Elphick:
5/04 - Storrs, Horsebarn Hill -- 2 Brown Thrasher. 2 Eastern
Meadowlark.
Ashford, Varga Rd -- Red-headed Woodpecker continues in Steve
Morytko's yard.
From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/04 - Stratford, McKinney Refuge -- 4 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.
From Meredith Sampson w/ "First Sundays" Birding Group -
5/04 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK, SNOW GOOSE,
BROWN THRASHER, 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Greenwich yard -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
From John Corwin:
5/04 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- BOAT TAILED GRACKLE where
path forks to Willard Island, LITTLE BLUE HERON in pond behind blind
in parking lot near circle.
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