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11/20/24 1:41 pm Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/19/24 9:13 am Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] McKinney Refuge, Stratford, news
11/19/24 8:54 am Jack Swatt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Milford Point Snow Bunting
11/19/24 7:04 am David Mathieu via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] CT Rarity Roundup 2024
11/19/24 1:53 am Chris Elphick via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Red-necked grebe at Shenipsit Lake, Tolland
11/18/24 3:09 pm annette pasek via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Reminder Wildlife Series - Tuesday, Nov 19th - Hartford Audubon Society - Pepper Trail Forensic Scientist
11/18/24 7:26 am t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Recent Sightings
11/18/24 7:09 am Michael Richardson via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Red-necked grebe at Shenipsit Lake, Tolland
11/17/24 4:01 am Alex Delehanty via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Crow roost Mansfield area?
11/16/24 10:24 am John D Babington via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Scarlet Tanager in West Yorkshire, England
11/16/24 8:00 am ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Greater white fronted goose
11/16/24 4:49 am t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] FOX SPARROW IN WOODBURY
11/16/24 3:17 am Susanne Shrader via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Red Head duck continues at fisher meadows Avon
11/15/24 12:37 pm Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Odd shore birds at maltby lakes 11/15
11/15/24 12:22 pm ed bailey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Odd shore birds at maltby lakes 11/15
11/15/24 10:30 am Ian Devlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Northern Gannets Stratford
11/15/24 8:54 am Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Nikon camera battery - Rocky Neck
11/15/24 8:12 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Hammo sights
11/14/24 4:13 pm Douglas Beach via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Twin Lakes in Salisbury
11/14/24 10:44 am Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Rocky Neck Sedge Wren
11/14/24 8:53 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Rocky Neck Sedge Wren
11/14/24 8:48 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Red head duck
11/14/24 6:40 am ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Red head duck
11/13/24 4:34 pm Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven 11/13 - Cave Swallows Continue
11/13/24 3:19 pm Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/13/24 8:17 am Lisa Wahle via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Chance to weigh in on the Restoration Plan for Bluff Point State Park and Preserve
11/13/24 8:07 am t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] FOX SPARROW IN WOODBURY
11/13/24 4:55 am David Lawton via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Redhead drake at Fisher Meadows, Avon
11/12/24 12:04 pm Paul Plotnick via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Books
11/12/24 5:56 am Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven Cave Swallows
11/12/24 5:34 am Bob MacDonnell via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Ash-throated Flycatcher
11/11/24 5:00 pm Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Huge RT Loon flight - Stratford
11/11/24 11:16 am Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Eurasian Wigeon - Norwalk
11/11/24 10:53 am Justin Hamlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: GRAY KINGBIRD
11/11/24 10:37 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Another rarity!
11/11/24 10:21 am Jack Swatt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Possible Ash-throated Flycatcher Savin Lake, Lebanon
11/11/24 8:50 am Gary Lemmon via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Cackling Goose at Hammo west end
11/11/24 8:29 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Hammo This morning
11/11/24 6:25 am Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Hammo This morning
11/11/24 5:45 am Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Hammo This morning
11/10/24 5:39 pm Justin Hamlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] GRAY KINGBIRD
11/10/24 9:15 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Rarity month
11/10/24 9:04 am JEFFREY KOHAN via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Bittern hammonasset
11/10/24 7:49 am Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] From the deck
11/10/24 5:44 am Eileen Becker-Dunn via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Young birder & future ornithologist
11/9/24 4:18 pm DAN HEDDEN via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Fwd: Red Headed Woodpecker
11/9/24 2:24 pm DAN HEDDEN via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Red Headed Woodpecker
11/8/24 8:27 am The Rices via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Pied-billed Grebe- Trumbull
11/8/24 5:54 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Rarity month
11/7/24 6:25 am red396 via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Townsend solitare
11/7/24 6:10 am Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Westport Meadowlarks
11/6/24 12:40 pm Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/6/24 4:37 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Bird ID help - audio
11/5/24 7:18 pm John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Bird ID help - audio
11/5/24 6:07 pm John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Bird ID help - audio
11/5/24 9:27 am Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] LHAS Birdsong & Science - Apologies
11/5/24 7:56 am leamycorey--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Community garden harvest - Final results
11/4/24 5:40 pm Chris Elphick via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Consistent fall visitor?
11/4/24 2:51 pm AMY HOPKINS via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Spooky Bird Stories
11/4/24 1:33 pm Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Station 42 -bad idea!
11/4/24 1:23 pm James Hunter via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Southbury CT Janie Pierce Park
11/4/24 1:22 pm Patrice via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] that's Station 43 not 42 of course!
11/4/24 1:14 pm Patrice via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Station 42 -bad idea!
11/4/24 11:37 am Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Harlequin Ducks - Lighthouse Park New Haven
11/4/24 7:03 am Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] From the deck
11/4/24 6:39 am Edith Posselt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Consistent fall visitor?
11/4/24 5:43 am Robert Jase via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] New Britain FOS
11/3/24 1:58 pm Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] White Winged Scoter
11/3/24 9:53 am Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Orange-crowned Warbler and RN Duck -Greenwich Point
11/2/24 7:03 pm Ed Haesche via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Western Kingbird pics 10-31-24
11/2/24 3:48 pm Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] CT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024-2025 SCHEDULE
11/2/24 3:02 pm Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - Final results
11/2/24 2:27 pm Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Rusty Blackbird
11/2/24 11:33 am Shori Velles via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
11/2/24 11:25 am ashippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
11/2/24 10:57 am Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
11/1/24 7:09 pm imbercj--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - Final results
11/1/24 10:03 am Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Northern Gannets
11/1/24 8:26 am Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Western Kingbird Hammo Update
11/1/24 8:16 am Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Western Kingbird Hammo
10/31/24 10:02 am MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Hammo kingbirds
10/31/24 9:25 am ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] American bittern
10/31/24 6:44 am Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Hammo WESTERN KINGBIRDS
10/31/24 6:30 am Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] LHAS Meeting 11/4: Birdsong and Science
10/30/24 1:13 pm Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Coastal Center
10/29/24 4:39 pm Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Stratford seaducks, loons, gannet
10/29/24 7:45 am Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] A Connecticut Museum Shows How Ducks Have Helped the Planet - The New York Times
10/29/24 7:40 am Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp - The Bruce Museum
10/29/24 7:39 am Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp - The Bruce Museum
10/28/24 1:20 pm Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - week four results
10/28/24 7:47 am Jalna Jaeger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Meadowlarks
10/27/24 8:59 am Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Probable Chestnut-collared Longspur Lighthouse Park New Haven
10/27/24 8:20 am Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] From the deck
10/26/24 7:28 pm George Wallace via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Purple Finch question
10/26/24 5:29 pm Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven - Rough-legged Hawk and Red-headed Woodpecker
10/26/24 1:46 pm Joe Zygala via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Purple Finch question
10/26/24 9:09 am Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] From the deck
10/25/24 8:43 pm Denise LaPerriere via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Buffleheads
10/25/24 10:32 am Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Allen’s Late and Early-ish
10/25/24 5:27 am Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Westport Evening Grosbeaks
10/24/24 9:36 am Phil Rusch via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: trying to unsubscribe Larry
10/24/24 8:49 am Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: trying to unsubscribe Larry
10/24/24 8:47 am Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Dickcissel still at Cove Island
10/24/24 8:47 am Larry Bausher via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] trying to unsubscribe Larry
10/24/24 6:56 am Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Vespers Continue
10/24/24 6:04 am Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Westport Golden Eagle & Meadowlarks
10/23/24 6:40 pm Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Dickcissel at Cove Island
10/23/24 1:48 pm Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Coastal Center
10/23/24 12:28 pm Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Re: Community garden harvest - week three results
10/23/24 11:55 am Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Dickcissel at Cove Island
10/23/24 6:44 am Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Allen’s - 6 Vespers
10/23/24 6:08 am Lynn Jones via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Winter birds Derby
10/22/24 1:38 pm John D Babington via CTBirds <ctbirds...> [CT Birds] Dark-eyed Juncos -Washington, CT
 
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Date: 11/20/24 1:41 pm
From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/20 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal center. 10am-1PM, low
tide-rising. initially overcast but turned sunny-55F.
Some class visits learning about the clouds at the center this morning as
well as other visitors.
On the marsh: (viewed from inside building ) About 60 Canada Geese, 4
mallards, 23 American Black ducks, 10 Black bellied plovers on a mud flat.
On the grounds & feeders: 10 House finches -1 having the orange
coloration, 4 Chickadees at feeders and feeding upside down on the
evergreens, 15 House sparrows, 1 Song sparrow at the fountain, 2 White
breasted nuthatches, 1 Northern cardinal, 2 Tufted Titmice, 1 Downy & 1
Red bellied woodpecker, 1 Carolina Wren, 2 American Goldfinches, 7
Pigeons, 1 Hermit thrush foraging in a downed bush by the back windows .
Many birds taking advantage of our bird baths.
Bev Propen, Orange

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Date: 11/19/24 9:13 am
From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] McKinney Refuge, Stratford, news
11/19. FYI, news about the McKinney NWR at Long Beach Blvd (“Warehouse Pond”) in Stratford: Vandals recently “bulldozed” down the wooden guardrails surrounding the lot. So the lot will at least temporarily be closed until repairs can take place. A staffer told me visitors can park along the roadway curb, or perhaps it will be OK to park in the Amazon lot at # 600 across the street.

Frank Mantlik
Stratford

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Date: 11/19/24 8:54 am
From: Jack Swatt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Milford Point Snow Bunting
I had a good sized flock of SNOW BUNTING flying around Milford point this morning. I estimated over 100 birds in the flock. I searched to see if there was anything different, but only saw buntings in the flock.

Jack Swatt

Colchester, CT

Lempster, NH

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Date: 11/19/24 7:04 am
From: David Mathieu via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] CT Rarity Roundup 2024
Hello CT birders!

We are clearly in rarity season! Good birds in the last few weeks include Western Kingbird, Gray Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Swainson's Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Sedge Wren, Pink-footed Goose, and Greater White-fronted Goose.

In the past few years Aidan Kiley organized an informal "Rarity Roundup" - an event where birders commit to search locations specifically to turn up vagrants. The goal is to get people out searching a variety of areas, especially those that are rarely or never covered! Vagrants can show up anywhere so checking a random roadside thicket or meadow could turn up something interesting.

This year, Aidan Kiley and I are organizing this for November 23rd-24th.

To organize this, we have created a Google Sheet (the Google Drive version of Excel).

If you are interested in helping (even if you only have the time to check a quick spot or two!) we encourage anyone to click the link and add your name, locations you’re planning to visit, and, if known/desired, dates you’ll check the areas and specific targets you may have in mind! We also encourage people to do this with some friends because the more eyes the better. The Google Sheet can be edited by anyone who clicks the link.

Some species to keep in mind: Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Brown Booby, Painted Bunting, Western Kingbird and other western kingbird species, Harris’s Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Townsend’s Warbler, Sage Thrasher, Wood Stork and Western Flycatcher.

If you find anything interesting, please document with photos or audio (if possible) and report as soon as possible!

Next year Aidan and I are going to organize a more formal event, including areas, teams, and more community discussion/planning. Stay tuned for that!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BSLGOb-bQtNI7xfWpxI2yrkPVb7s4f6-IMr1FqurpC8/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Birding!

David Mathieu
Coventry, CT

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Date: 11/19/24 1:53 am
From: Chris Elphick via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Red-necked grebe at Shenipsit Lake, Tolland
Hi Michael,

The grebe at Shenipsit Lake has been at the north end, viewable on Saturday from around here:
41.89126° N, 72.42308° W

Chris

Chris Elphick
Storrs, CT
@ssts

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Date: 11/18/24 3:09 pm
From: annette pasek via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Reminder Wildlife Series - Tuesday, Nov 19th - Hartford Audubon Society - Pepper Trail Forensic Scientist
We have a special guest speaker for tomorrow evening's Wildlife Series.  The program will begin at 7:30 p.m at the McAuley Residence Auditorium, 275 Steele Road, West Hartford.  This will be a live session only and will not be available on Zoom.
Our speaker is Pepper Trail, a forensic ornithologist who will present 
                           Fighting Crime with Feathers:                 The Casebook of a Forensic Ornithologist
From 1998 until he retired in 2021, he was the senior ornithologist at the National  Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory where he analyzed bird remains in wildlife crime cases.  If you want to know more about our speaker's interesting background, check out this link.
https://www.fws.gov/story/2019-09/pepper-trail-forensic-ornithologist
This program is a one of a kind and should prove to be intriguing to say the least.  Hope to see you there! - Al
Al Gatti, President

Annette Pasek
Naturalist Certification
Native landscaping can reduce your carbon footprint!

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Date: 11/18/24 7:26 am
From: t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Recent Sightings
11/17/2024 - Raft of 350-400 Ruddy ducks at Point Folly in Litchfield.  Approx. two dozen Bufflehead mixed in.11/18/2024 - Woodbury; Two Fox Sparrows and one male Purple finch at my feeders. 
Tom ZissuWoodbury

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Date: 11/18/24 7:09 am
From: Michael Richardson via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Red-necked grebe at Shenipsit Lake, Tolland
I would like to try to see the red-necked grebe reported at Shenipsit Lake
in Tolland. I've never been there before. Can anyone help me with a pin
drop so I know where to go where I may be able to view it? I don't even
know where the entrance area is.

Thank you,

Mike Richardson
Norwalk, CT

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Date: 11/17/24 4:01 am
From: Alex Delehanty via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Crow roost Mansfield area?
This morning at dawn I saw at least two dozen crows flying east toward
Mansfield Hollow. Is there a crow roost nearby?
Alex Delehanty
Storrs

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Date: 11/16/24 10:24 am
From: John D Babington via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Scarlet Tanager in West Yorkshire, England
Noted from a Facebook post that a male Scarlet Tanager has been seen in West Yorkshire, England recently. That bird is way off it's migratory path to says the least.
David W BabingtonWashington, CT.


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Date: 11/16/24 8:00 am
From: ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Greater white fronted goose
Now showing resevior 6 west hartford Bloomfield line drive to far end
park lot by the pump station walk 100 yards on dike pavement it's with a
bunch of canadas.no pink foot goose.ron serianz newington

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Date: 11/16/24 4:49 am
From: t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] FOX SPARROW IN WOODBURY
11/16/2024 - Woodbury; A Fox sparrow persists at my feeders while doing my Project Feeder Watch.  
Tom ZissuWoodbury

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Date: 11/16/24 3:17 am
From: Susanne Shrader via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Red Head duck continues at fisher meadows Avon
11/15-Red head duck continues at The big pond at Avon Fisher meadows, with a small mixed flotilla. At 12:30 PM he was sleeping for about an hour but clearly identifiable, then he woke up and paddled with the Hooded Mergansers and Ruddy Ducks. Birders who came to look with just binoculars seemed frustrated and left, but it was quite clear in a 40 X power spotting scope.

Susanne Shrader
West Hartford

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Date: 11/15/24 12:37 pm
From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Odd shore birds at maltby lakes 11/15
Maybe phalaropes?

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> This morning around 8, I watched the 2 birds land on the water then started to swim with there heads bobbing like a coots. Pale back,head with a darker patch eye area white above and below. In West havenEd Bailey Monroe
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Date: 11/15/24 12:22 pm
From: ed bailey via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Odd shore birds at maltby lakes 11/15
This morning around 8, I watched the 2 birds land on the water then started to swim with there heads bobbing like a coots. Pale back,head with a darker patch eye area white above and below. In West havenEd Bailey Monroe 

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Date: 11/15/24 10:30 am
From: Ian Devlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Northern Gannets Stratford
1:25pm

4-5 adult Northern Gannets flying west about 1 mile off of Long Beach.

Capt. Ian Devlin
Norwalk, CT.
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Date: 11/15/24 8:54 am
From: Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Nikon camera battery - Rocky Neck
I found a Nikon camera battery at Rocky Neck SP near the platform at the marsh.

EN-EL15 7.0V

If it’s yours, please let me know and I’ll try to get it back to you.

Adam Fasciolo
Norwalk

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Date: 11/15/24 8:12 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo sights
Some great birds seen at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison this morning.

In the Nature Center lot there were two Lapland Longspurs, one associating with the Horned Lark flock, the other on its own. Two Snow Buntings joined the larks later in the morning; always beautiful to see!

A Lesser Yellowlegs, rare for the date, continues in the Boulder Pond together with four Greater Yellowlegs and several Dunlin.

On the sound there were a few Eider ducks and some Bonaparte’s Gulls at Meig’s Point and Paul Desjardins just called to tell me that he had several Forster's Terns offshore in a feeding frenzy with some gulls.

To top it off, the American Bittern, which has been seen on and off over the last week or two, occasionally shows itself on the north edge of the Boulder Pond. Always a cool bird to see!

Please note: The extremely high tide was flooding much of the Nature Center lot and roadway when I was leaving the park.

Chuck Imbergamo
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Madison

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Date: 11/14/24 4:13 pm
From: Douglas Beach via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Twin Lakes in Salisbury
Thursday afternoon at Twin Lakes in Salisbury:

Separate rafts of goldeneye and hooded mergansers; also bufflehead and a few scaup and common mergansers; plus four old (American) coots, not including myself.

Old coots in East Twin Lake
All other birds in West Twin Lake

Doug Beach
Simsbury

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Date: 11/14/24 10:44 am
From: Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Rocky Neck Sedge Wren
SEDGE WREN continues at the platform overlooking the marsh.

With Bob MacDonnell and Jean Adamus.

Dan Rottino
East Haddam, CT

> On Nov 14, 2024, at 11:53 AM, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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> Russ Smiley photographed a SEDGE WREN at Rocky neck state park in East Lyme within the last hour.
>
> Notes and a photo are in his eBird report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202466331
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Date: 11/14/24 8:53 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Rocky Neck Sedge Wren
Russ Smiley photographed a SEDGE WREN at Rocky neck state park in East Lyme within the last hour.

Notes and a photo are in his eBird report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202466331

Chuck Imbergamo
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Madison

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Date: 11/14/24 8:48 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Red head duck
CT Birders should also be aware that a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was also seen by a few observers at this same location early this morning.

Chuck Imbergamo
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Madison

> On Nov 14, 2024, at 9:50 AM, ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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> Now showing male and possible female middle fisher meadows pond avon.when
> you park go right trail to opening with picnic. tables.ron serianz
> newington
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Date: 11/14/24 6:40 am
From: ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Red head duck
Now showing male and possible female middle fisher meadows pond avon.when
you park go right trail to opening with picnic. tables.ron serianz
newington

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Date: 11/13/24 4:34 pm
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven 11/13 - Cave Swallows Continue
Cold temperatures brought the migrants down to the Lighthouse today. The
317 raptor total included 144 Turkey Vultures, 59 Red-shouldered Hawks and
50 Red-tailed Hawks. They flew in from the E and the beach, and cleared to
the NW in an orderly fashion. There was another great morning flight which
included 11,200 Common Grackles, 11 Pine Siskin, and 11 Cave Swallows. Most
Cave Swallows were in the morning, but there was one around 12 pm. NE winds
will be a bit lighter tomorrow. It's still maybe worth checking in on
tomorrow's morning flight.

Steve Mayo
Bethany

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Date: 11/13/24 3:19 pm
From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/13-Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 10am-12:45PM, sunny,
high tide-receding, 42F. A brisk, sunny day at the Coastal Center. No
visitors this morning, but our 2 new residents-Truffles & Tolstoy (snakes)
were getting lots of attention from Maggie & Ava.
On the marsh: 17 American Black ducks, 1 male Bufflehead, feeding and
swimming and hanging out with the Black ducks, 8 Mute swans, 3 flyover
D.C. Cormorants, 1 Northern harrier coasted over. As the tide was
receding, 37 American Wigeons and 4 Gadwalls kept 1 Northern Pintail
company, and several Black bellied plovers were on a mudflat.
On the grounds & feeders: 1 Red bellied woodpecker, 2 Tufted titmice, 3
Mourning doves, 10 House Finches, 1 White breasted nuthatch working a tree,
3 Chickadees, 2 White throated sparrows and numerous House sparrows in the
brush piles and bird baths.
Bev Propen, Orange

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Date: 11/13/24 8:17 am
From: Lisa Wahle via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Chance to weigh in on the Restoration Plan for Bluff Point State Park and Preserve
The CT National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) has initiated an effort
to restore ecosystem function, public access, education and outreach at
Bluff Point State Park and Preserve.
They have two upcoming public meetings, one in person tonight at Fort
Trumbull, New London and a virtual meeting on Nov 20 at 3 PM. From the
NERR notice "We are interested in learning from the users of Bluff Point
about typical uses, barriers to use and access, and benefits of accessing
the park." Many of us consider this park extraordinary for many reasons.
Please consider voicing your concerns and vision.

Link to register for public meetings,
https://estuarineresearchreserve.center.uconn.edu/upcoming-events/.
Link to storymap to learn more about the restoration plan and process,
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/401376c4db7d41988e381c8cb18ae089.
--
Lisa Wahle
Chester

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Date: 11/13/24 8:07 am
From: t.zissu--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] FOX SPARROW IN WOODBURY
11/13/2024 - Woodbury; One Fox sparrow on ground below feeders today.  First sighting this season.
Tom ZissuWoodbury

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Date: 11/13/24 4:55 am
From: David Lawton via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Redhead drake at Fisher Meadows, Avon
David Lawton
Avon

D. Lawton

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Date: 11/12/24 12:04 pm
From: Paul Plotnick via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Books
We are moving and have to dispose of a huge number of books. Included are
several bird books including my first bird book, a two-volume National
Geographic Birds of America from about 1940, original Peterson Guide,
several European bird guides, Raymond Ditmars Snakes of the World, Ditmars
Reptiles of the World and several other books about birding other areas
like Seattle and the Texas coast. They are free to the first person or
organization who wants them and will pick them up before they go to the
local library in a few days. I would rather see them taken by a birder who
would enjoy them, especially seeing all the former names like Pigeon Hawk
and Duck Hawk and Sharp's Seedeater. Also free are a Bausch & Lomb
Discoverer telescope and tripod.

Paul Plotnick
Stamford, CT

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Date: 11/12/24 5:56 am
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven Cave Swallows
2 low Cave Swallows just flew past in this gusty NW wind. Very finchy morning flight.


Steve Mayo
Bethany
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Date: 11/12/24 5:34 am
From: Bob MacDonnell via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Ash-throated Flycatcher
Bird continues on eastern edge of eastern pond at Savin Lake.

Bob MacDonnell
Niantic

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Date: 11/11/24 5:00 pm
From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Huge RT Loon flight - Stratford
11/11, Stratford Point, Stratford - Thanks to a message from Linda Olsen, Tom Murray and I joined her in conducting a Sound watch this morning. She/we tallied 160 Red-throated Loons migrating SW between 7:30-11:30am. In addition there were a few Common Loons and a nice variety of ducks and many Brant, as well as about 20 Laughing Gulls and a few Northern Gannets.

Frank Mantlik
Stratford

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Date: 11/11/24 11:16 am
From: Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Eurasian Wigeon - Norwalk
A Eurasian Wigeon came in overnight to 14 Acre Pond in Norwalk.

Also continuing there are a pair of Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teal and American Wigeon.

Adam Fasciolo
Norwalk

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Date: 11/11/24 10:53 am
From: Justin Hamlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: GRAY KINGBIRD
Sorry forgot name!

Justin Hamlin
Stamford

On Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 8:31 PM Justin Hamlin <hamlinjk15u...> wrote:

> Today I had the dumb luck of stumbling upon Connecticut's fourth record of
> GRAY KINGBIRD. I was at Milford Point, going out past the houses to the
> hook point, when the bird appeared on the top of a bare tree. I didn't
> notice it being different at first, as I was basically looking into the
> sun. However, as I took a photo or 2, I noted it had quite the bill. I got
> a few more shots, aiming to try to get a better angle but trying not to
> disturb it. However, it took off and flew towards the river, in the
> direction of Knapp's Landing. I lost sight of it over the river, so it
> really could have gone anywhere, or even kept flying straight and just kept
> going past the airport.
>
> Many birders went out in force to attempt to relocate, but to no avail.
> Hopefully the bird stuck around and can be refound tomorrow!
>

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Date: 11/11/24 10:37 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Another rarity!
Cave Swallows Saturday, Gray Kingbird Sunday and now an Ash-throated Flycatcher!

Rarity month is shaping up nicely.

From the CT Audubon Rare Bird Alert:

CTAudubonRBA: A possible ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was photo'd at Savin Lake, LEBANON. Seen along the south side of the right-hand pond

Coordinates shared on the GroupMe RBA: 41.5728413, -72.2437716

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 11/11/24 10:21 am
From: Jack Swatt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Possible Ash-throated Flycatcher Savin Lake, Lebanon
Actually, probable Ash-throated Flycatcher at Savin Lake, Lebanon. Giving distinctive call notes, and flycatching from the thickets along the eastern edge of the lake along the hayfield. Photos and recordings obtained.

Jack Swatt

Colchester, CT

Lempster, NH

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Date: 11/11/24 8:50 am
From: Gary Lemmon via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Cackling Goose at Hammo west end
Gary & Carol Lemmon
Grassy area across from swan pond. In with smallish flock of Canada Geese next to picnic pavilion. Continuing bird. Photos.



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Date: 11/11/24 8:29 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Hammo This morning
The Cackling Goose, found earlier by John Oshlick, continues at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison. The bird is currently with a group of Canada geese between a couple of pavilions just east of the west pavilion.

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

> On Nov 11, 2024, at 9:05 AM, Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Cackling Goose, all 3 scoters, and a nice Meigs Point Gannet show ( 4 close now) at HBSP, Madison.
>
> Steve Mayo
> Bethany
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Date: 11/11/24 6:25 am
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Hammo This morning
Long-billed Dowitcher at Boulder Pond, Hammo, Beach SP, Madison, now.

Steve Mayo
Bethany
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> On Nov 11, 2024, at 8:45 AM, Steve Mayo <scmayo999...> wrote:
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> Cackling Goose, all 3 scoters, and a nice Meigs Point Gannet show ( 4 close now) at HBSP, Madison.
>
> Steve Mayo
> Bethany
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Date: 11/11/24 5:45 am
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo This morning
Cackling Goose, all 3 scoters, and a nice Meigs Point Gannet show ( 4 close now) at HBSP, Madison.

Steve Mayo
Bethany
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Date: 11/10/24 5:39 pm
From: Justin Hamlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] GRAY KINGBIRD
Today I had the dumb luck of stumbling upon Connecticut's fourth record of
GRAY KINGBIRD. I was at Milford Point, going out past the houses to the
hook point, when the bird appeared on the top of a bare tree. I didn't
notice it being different at first, as I was basically looking into the
sun. However, as I took a photo or 2, I noted it had quite the bill. I got
a few more shots, aiming to try to get a better angle but trying not to
disturb it. However, it took off and flew towards the river, in the
direction of Knapp's Landing. I lost sight of it over the river, so it
really could have gone anywhere, or even kept flying straight and just kept
going past the airport.

Many birders went out in force to attempt to relocate, but to no avail.
Hopefully the bird stuck around and can be refound tomorrow!

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Date: 11/10/24 9:15 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Rarity month
I have not seen it reported here, but those following the GroupMe groups know about the incursion of CAVE SWALLOWS into our state that began yesterday.

Numerous birds have been spotted at Lighthouse Point, Hammonasset Beach State Park and several other coastal locations around our state. Some of the birders who have seen the birds have gotten some great photos. Check the Rare Bird Alert on eBird and look for checklists with photos; some of them are excellent! https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35614&sortBy=obsDt&o=desc

At least three of them were seen by me and many other birders this morning at Lighthouse Point. Due to the winds, many others are likely still around. Eyes to the skies!

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

> On Nov 8, 2024, at 9:00 AM, Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> wrote:
>
> 
> Many CT birders call November ‘rarity month’ since this is the month that rarities often show up here. The weather patterns thus far have not helped. But there have been rarities in other nearby states such as a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Massachusetts and Cave Swallows in New York State.
>
> With the winds expected to pick up this afternoon and over the next few days, CT Birders should keep an eye out!
>
> Our CT Birds posting guidelines are below.
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> Chuck Imbergamo
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> Madison
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Date: 11/10/24 9:04 am
From: JEFFREY KOHAN via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Bittern hammonasset
In marsh restoration area at meigs point.
Jeff kohanWallingford 

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Date: 11/10/24 7:49 am
From: Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] From the deck
11/10/24 6:45-7:45AM ,28F- 25 species including:all 6 woodpeckers ( never a Red-headed yet, leave ki to Dan:), FO- Wood Ducks, Canada Geese; Red-shouldered Hawk; small flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles; very few American Robins.Delightful!! Ernie Harris, Colchester

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Date: 11/10/24 5:44 am
From: Eileen Becker-Dunn via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Young birder & future ornithologist
I thought some of the Listserve members would find the following NPR interview with a young birder of interest.
Cheers, Eileen Dunn

https://www.wshu.org/arts-culture/2024-11-03/the-10-year-old-birdcaller-who-can-trick-birds-with-his-calls

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Date: 11/9/24 4:18 pm
From: DAN HEDDEN via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Fwd: Red Headed Woodpecker
… sorry - additional details. Bird was seen on the Orange trail, in the woodlands along the Quinnipiac River. Also two Pileated and a Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: DAN HEDDEN <shintao...>
> Date: November 9, 2024 at 5:24:21 PM EST
> To: COA <ctbirds...>
> Subject: Red Headed Woodpecker
> Reply-To: DAN HEDDEN <shintao...>
>
> Immature Red Headed Woodpecker has been seen the last couple of days at QVAS Riverbound Farm, 1881 Cheshire St in Cheshire.
> Dan Hedden, Cheshire
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Date: 11/9/24 2:24 pm
From: DAN HEDDEN via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Red Headed Woodpecker
Immature Red Headed Woodpecker has been seen the last couple of days at QVAS Riverbound Farm, 1881 Cheshire St in Cheshire.
Dan Hedden, Cheshire
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Date: 11/8/24 8:27 am
From: The Rices via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Pied-billed Grebe- Trumbull
Pied-billed Grebe on far small reservoir in Twin Brooks Park.   Bird has been here several weeks now.
Katie Rice


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Date: 11/8/24 5:54 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Rarity month
Many CT birders call November ‘rarity month’ since this is the month that rarities often show up here. The weather patterns thus far have not helped. But there have been rarities in other nearby states such as a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Massachusetts and Cave Swallows in New York State.

With the winds expected to pick up this afternoon and over the next few days, CT Birders should keep an eye out!

Our CT Birds posting guidelines are below.

As usual, please don’t forget to sign your posts!

Good birding,

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

CT Birds guidelines:

This list is for sharing information about birds and birding in Connecticut.

When reporting birds, please include the town where seen.

*** Always include your first and last name and your town when posting. ***

Some birds should not be posted for the good of the bird. Examples are directions to accessible bird nests and any day-roosting owls - Screech, Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Long-eared and Saw-whet.

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Date: 11/7/24 6:25 am
From: red396 via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Townsend solitare
Possible yesterday fisher meadows far end of pond yesterday. Gray bird size catbird with white ring around eye.chuck says I should post this.didnr have camera ron serianz  newington 

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Date: 11/7/24 6:10 am
From: Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Westport Meadowlarks
Westport-Sherwood Island SP- 7 Eastern Meadowlarks continue at the model airplane field area. Also had 4 Black Scoters heading east while seawatching.

Tina Green
Westport
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Date: 11/6/24 12:40 pm
From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
11/6 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 10am-1PM. low
tide-rising, sunny, windy, 70F-74F.
A warm fall day at the center, with winds blowing the golden marsh grasses
horizontally.
We had many visitors today, some from Mystic CT and some from New York
City-admiring our grounds and birds.
We also got 2 new "residents"- 2 snakes- Truffles (hognose snake) and
Tolstoy (Russian black rat snake). Stop in to see them on your next visit.
On the marsh: (viewed with scope & bins)- about 100 Canada Geese, 200
Brant, the family of Mute swans (6), about 50 Black Bellied plovers on a
mudflat, 15 American Black ducks and 1 D.C. Cormorant who flew over and
then decided to land in the water and go fishing.
On the grounds and feeders: 2 Tufted titmice, 7 House finches & 5 House
sparrows -some bathing, 2 White throated sparrows, 2 White breasted
nuthatches, 1 Blue Jay and 2 Chickadees, 1 Cardinal and a singing Carolina
wren.
Bev Propen, Orange

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Date: 11/6/24 4:37 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Bird ID help - audio
Hi John – your birds sound like Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers to me, but that doesn’t match your description of their size. I have also heard Downy Woodpeckers making a similar sounds, so perhaps that is a possibility.

Any other ideas from our group?

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

> On Nov 5, 2024, at 10:35 PM, John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Here’s a link to my eBird report:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S201310785
>
> John Graham
> Middletown Ct
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM John Graham <john.graham.ese...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they
>> flew over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov
>> 3 (Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and
>> ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard
>> panting around the 18/20 sec mark.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for suggestions.
>>
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Date: 11/5/24 7:18 pm
From: John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Bird ID help - audio
Here’s a link to my eBird report:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S201310785

John Graham
Middletown Ct



On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM John Graham <john.graham.ese...>
wrote:

> I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they
> flew over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov
> 3 (Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and
> ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard
> panting around the 18/20 sec mark.
>
> Thanks in advance for suggestions.
>

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Date: 11/5/24 6:07 pm
From: John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Bird ID help - audio
I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they flew
over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov 3
(Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and
ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard
panting around the 18/20 sec mark.

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

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Date: 11/5/24 9:27 am
From: Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] LHAS Birdsong & Science - Apologies
To everyone who registered with Litchfield Hills Audubon to attend the meeting on Zoom last night - our apologies for the technical difficulties we experienced, much to everyone's inconvenience.   Thank you for your patience!
Angela Dimmitt
New Milford

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Date: 11/5/24 7:56 am
From: leamycorey--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Community garden harvest - Final results
Thank you again, Chuck for challenging us to get out there and do some fun birding! I was only able to get out to one of the gardens (it felt like a sparrow-palooza that day, so many birds!), but already looking forward to visiting more next season. :)\
\
I do have a request for anyone who participated - if you took photos during the Community Garden Harvest Challenge and would be willing to have them shared to the Connecticut Ornithological Association’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, website) please let me know. I’d love to highlight these fun spaces across the state! You can send photos to me here: <instagram...> Could be photos of the birds you saw, the gardens themselves, or even a photo of you out there birding in those spaces.

Happy Birding!

Corey Leamy\
*Connecticut Ornithological Association IT*\
Chester

---

Joe Bear wrote:

> Thank you Chuck for coming up with a clever way of getting people out to bird their local community gardens. I of course have the luxury of having Allen’s Meadow in my backyard and October is without a doubt the best month of the year to bird Allen’s. Between the pollinator meadow I’m working on, my community garden plot, and obviously birding, I’m at Allen’s most days but this friendly challenge inspired me to catch many sunrises there and enjoy late afternoons sitting back in my Adirondack chair searching the skies. I found some good birds but perhaps the biggest surprise for me was a flyover flock of 58 Brandt- a first for me at Allen’s thanks to this challenge!
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>
> "In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks."
> \-John Muir

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Date: 11/4/24 5:40 pm
From: Chris Elphick via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Consistent fall visitor?
Hi Edith,

Nice sighting. Northern harriers are regular at Horsebarn Hill and the Lot W fields at UConn every spring and fall. If there’s not too much snow one or two sometimes stay around through the winter.

Chris


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Date: 11/4/24 2:51 pm
From: AMY HOPKINS via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Spooky Bird Stories
From our favorite bird comic artist, Rosemary Mosco:
https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon/spooky-bird-stories?utm_source=rosemarymosco&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=november-updates-spooky-and-spectacled

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Date: 11/4/24 1:33 pm
From: Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Station 42 -bad idea!
Sadly I heard gunshots this morning as well on the Windsor Locks Canal State Park path. I believed they were coming from other side of river. Probably should’ve left in hindsight…
Between yesterday and today had 29 species including:
2 Bald Eagles perched high overlooking river
Peregrine Falcon - quite vocal
Ring billed gulls on river, Mallards, Wood ducks on canal. The large flocks of geese usually present have moved on.
10-15 Cedar Waxwings feasting on berries
Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Red Bellied Woodpeckers
Winter Wren and vocal Carolina Wren
Tufted titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, White throat sparrows, White breasted nut hatch
*Merlin ID’d Snow Buntings for three consecutive days, but unable to visualize. Park closes on the 14th for the season
Christina Nieves
Windsor Locks, CT

> On Nov 4, 2024, at 4:14 PM, Patrice via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> South Windsor: Station 43 (from Newberry Rd) 11/4/24. I went to look for
> the Sanderling that's been seen there. Did not see it, but was not able to
> spend much time because someone started shooting too close by. Bad idea to
> go there right now except Sunday - with hunting allowed on the adjoining
> property. I managed to quick scan about 9 American Coot & 10 Wood Duck
> before the birds & I fled.
> --
> *Patrice Favreau*
> *Ellington*
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Date: 11/4/24 1:23 pm
From: James Hunter via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Southbury CT Janie Pierce Park
Sunday 11/3

From Russ Naylor

1 adult and 1 juvenile red-headed woodpecker, 29 29 Gadwall and 3 rusty blackbirds.


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Date: 11/4/24 1:22 pm
From: Patrice via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] that's Station 43 not 42 of course!
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Date: 11/4/24 1:14 pm
From: Patrice via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Station 42 -bad idea!
South Windsor: Station 43 (from Newberry Rd) 11/4/24. I went to look for
the Sanderling that's been seen there. Did not see it, but was not able to
spend much time because someone started shooting too close by. Bad idea to
go there right now except Sunday - with hunting allowed on the adjoining
property. I managed to quick scan about 9 American Coot & 10 Wood Duck
before the birds & I fled.
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*Ellington*

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Date: 11/4/24 11:37 am
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Harlequin Ducks - Lighthouse Park New Haven
Previously reported (Saturday eBird?) 2 Harlequin Ducks are 40 feet off the Boat ramp.

Steve Mayo
Bethany
Sent from my iPhone

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Date: 11/4/24 7:03 am
From: Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] From the deck
11/4/24- 6:45-7;45AM- 23 species including: Cooper’s Hawk hunting feeder birds, Blue-headed Vireo in naked Hornbeam, FO Belted Kingfisher and small flock of Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, much American Robin and blackbird ( Common Grackle and Red-winged )activity.
Ernie Harris, Colchester

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Date: 11/4/24 6:39 am
From: Edith Posselt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Consistent fall visitor?
November 3, lower Horse Barn Hill field (Storrs)and wet land, large raptor
with conspicuous white band upper tail - Would love to hear from others who
have seen this bird this time of year before or in last couple of days.
Dihedral wings and tilt much like a vulture but clearly low over fields,
hunting, landed once.
Northern Harrier migrating?
Edith Posselt Storrs, CT

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Date: 11/4/24 5:43 am
From: Robert Jase via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] New Britain FOS
WTS and Junco this morning.  (Bob Jase)

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Date: 11/3/24 1:58 pm
From: Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] White Winged Scoter


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Seen this afternoon at Reservior 6 in West Hartford.

Paul Desjardins
Windsor Locks


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Date: 11/3/24 9:53 am
From: Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Orange-crowned Warbler and RN Duck -Greenwich Point
11/3 Greenwich Point Park Old Greenwich (now open to all, but no dogs)
Orange-crowned Warbler in low vegetation near Eagle Pond boat house.
Ring-necked Duck in Eagle Pond with Black Ducks
Cynthia Ehlinger
Riverside

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Date: 11/2/24 7:03 pm
From: Ed Haesche via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Western Kingbird pics 10-31-24
Hammo,Trees east of Boulder Pond.
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/UpNFrZJvBvUd8U1s8

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Date: 11/2/24 3:48 pm
From: Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] CT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024-2025 SCHEDULE
Passing along this announcement of the upcoming Connecticut CBCs from Steve
Broker.

125th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024-2025 SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024:

*New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 67 Wepawaug Road,
Woodbridge, CT 06525 <closcalz...> 203-389-6508 (New Haven Bird
Club)

*Storrs, CT (CTST) Compiler: Steve Morytko, 288 Varga Road, Ashford, CT
06278 <smorytko...> (M) 860-680-5728

*Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Robert Buck, 116 North George’s
Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488 <equinehusband...> 203-558-3328 (Western
Connecticut Bird Club)


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024:

*Greenwich-Stamford, CT (CTGS) Compiler: Cynthia Ehlinger, 27A Sheephill
Road, Riverside, CT 06878 <cynthia.ehlinger...> 203-219-1963 (Audubon
Greenwich)

*Hartford, CT (CTHA) Compiler: Jay Kaplan, 71 Gracey Road, Canton, CT
06019 <jaybrd49...> 860-693-0157 (H), 860-707-5246 (cell) (Hartford
Audubon Society)

*Litchfield Hills, CT (CTLH) Compiler: David Tripp, Jr., 97 Hunter Court,
Torrington, CT 06790 <dtrippjr...> (Litchfield Hills Audubon Society)

*Lakeville-Sharon (Trixie Strauss CBC), CT (CTLS) Compilers: Eileen
Fielding <eileen.fielding...> and Bethany Sheffer
<bethany.sheffer...> (Sharon Audubon Center/National Audubon Society 325
Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT 06069 http://sharon.audubon.org/ 860-364-0520
or 717-926-3926)

*Oxford, CT (CTOX) Compiler: Roy Harvey, 320 South Meriden Road, Cheshire,
CT 06410-2962 <rmharvey...> 203-651-9818 (cell)

*Quinnipiac Valley, CT (CTQV) Compilers: Melissa Baston, <mbaston...>
860-995-0656 (Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society)

*Salmon River, CT (CTSR) Compilers: Sharon Dellinger, <rsdell...>
860-803-1626, and Doreen Jezek, <dajezek...> 859-492-1656 (Mattabeseck
Audubon Society)


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2024:

*Barkhamsted, CT (CTBA) Compiler: David Tripp, Jr., 97 Hunter Court,
Torrington, CT 06790 <dtrippjr...> (Litchfield Hills Audubon Society)

*Norwich, CT (CTNO) Compiler: Allison Black, <NorwichCBC...>,
860-334-9959

*Napatree, RI-CT-NY (RINT) Compilers: Shai Mitra, Biology Department,
College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
<shaibal.Mitra...> and Glenn Williams, 221 Pequot Avenue, Mystic,
CT 06355 <swilliams9...>

*Stratford-Milford, CT (CTSM) Compiler: Steve Mayo, 27 Tuttle Court,
Bethany, CT 06524 <rsdmayo...> 203-551-1707


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2024:

*New London, CT (CTNL) Compiler: Lisa Wahle, 38 North Main Street,
Chester, CT 06412 <lcwahle...>, 860-304-6184


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2024:

*Bristol, CT (CTBR) Compiler: Jack Swatt, 209 Deerfield Terrace,
Colchester, CT 06415 <jswattbirds...> 203-592-4686

*Edwin Way Teale, Trail Wood Sanctuary, Hampton, CT (CTEW) Compiler: Sue
Harrington, 28D Anton Road, Storrs, CT 06268 <hoopoe...>
860-429-6257.


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025:

*Pawling (Hidden Valley), NY/CT (NYHV) Compilers: Carena Pooth,
<carena...> and Angela Dimmitt, P.O. Box 146, Sherman, CT 06784
<angeladimmitt...>, 860-355-3429 (Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club)


SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2025:

*Guilford-Long Island Sound, CT (CTGU) Compiler/Contact Information to be
determined (Menunkatuck Audubon Society)


*=CONFIRMED BY COMPILER
___________________
NOT YET CONFIRMED:

Old Lyme-Saybrook, CT (CTOL) Compiler: Matt Bell, <mbell...>,
<mjbell1214...>

Westport, CT (CTWE) Compilers: Mardi and Townsend Dickinson, 20 Blake
Street, Norwalk, CT 06851-3007 <mardi1d...> 203-846-0359 and
http://kymrygroup.com (Kymry Group)


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For Connecticut Ornithological Association
Cynthia S. Ehlinger
Riverside

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Date: 11/2/24 3:02 pm
From: Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - Final results
Thank you Chuck for coming up with a clever way of getting people out to bird their local community gardens. I of course have the luxury of having Allen’s Meadow in my backyard and October is without a doubt the best month of the year to bird Allen’s. Between the pollinator meadow I’m working on, my community garden plot, and obviously birding, I’m at Allen’s most days but this friendly challenge inspired me to catch many sunrises there and enjoy late afternoons sitting back in my Adirondack chair searching the skies. I found some good birds but perhaps the biggest surprise for me was a flyover flock of 58 Brandt- a first for me at Allen’s thanks to this challenge!
Joe Bear
Wilton
Sent from my iPhone
Go GATORS!

"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks."
-John Muir

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Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 02:06:49 +0000
From: "<imbercj...>" <imbercj...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - Final results
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CT Birders -

Our community garden harvest competition is over and the results are in...!!

Be it known to all that ***Allen's Meadows in Wilton*** is our winner, tallying 103 bird species during October! Bauer Farm, at 98 species, fell just short of that amazing number, and five other community garden hotspots each tallied 60 or more species!!

Below are the final totals:

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 103
Madison - Bauer Farm - 98
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 67
Mansfield Community Gardens - 66
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 63
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 61
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 59
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 57
Vernon Community Gardens - 54
Redding Community Gardens - 52
Stratford Community Garden - 52
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 51
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
Simsbury Community Gardens - 37
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 35
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

To see what birds were found during October, click the hotspot links below:

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

At least 4 new eBird hotspots were added to our Connecticut hotspot list, thanks to the birders who participated in the contest. Several new patch birds were added to patch lists during the month as well. I hope that the birders who participated in the challenge will share any interesting experiences or what they learned or enjoyed along the way!

Personally, the contest helped me focus on birding my local patch with extra intensity! It also paid off in the sense that I found a few species that were new to my patch list and some birds new to the patch itself. Shortly, I will post some of my checklists which include photos of birds seen during my visits.

I hope that CT Birders will keep on birding these beautiful places going forward. Using eBird and keeping a patch list is fun and usually keeps your birding local - making it 'greener' than chasing birds. To find eBird hotspots near you, use the 'Explore Hotspots' tool in eBird: https://ebird.org/hotspots

Good Birding,

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 11/2/24 2:27 pm
From: Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Rusty Blackbird


Paul Desjardins
<paul.desjardins2...>
Phone: (860) 623-3696

Seen this afternoon at the Scantic River Watershed in Enfield.

Paul Desjardins
Windsor Locks



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Date: 11/2/24 11:33 am
From: Shori Velles via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
Congratulations David! 👏👏

Shori Velles
Franklin

On Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 1:57 PM Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <
<ctbirds...> wrote:

> Congratulations to David Mathieu for joining the 300 Connecticut birds in
> 2024 club.
>
> Golden Eagle at Lighthouse Point today.
>
> Adam and Jo Fasciolo
> Norwalk
>
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Date: 11/2/24 11:25 am
From: ashippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
Congratulations, David!
I think up to a couple of years ago, this was a rare milestone.  But it seems to be a workable goal for good and active birders now.  I imagine the new technology helps with this a lot.
    Good luck to any in the 290's!

A. ShippeeHamden

On Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 01:57:38 PM EDT, Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:

Congratulations to David Mathieu for joining the 300 Connecticut birds in 2024 club.

Golden Eagle at Lighthouse Point today.

Adam and Jo Fasciolo
Norwalk


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Date: 11/2/24 10:57 am
From: Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Congratulations 300!! David Mathieu
Congratulations to David Mathieu for joining the 300 Connecticut birds in 2024 club.

Golden Eagle at Lighthouse Point today.

Adam and Jo Fasciolo
Norwalk


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Date: 11/1/24 7:09 pm
From: imbercj--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - Final results
CT Birders -

Our community garden harvest competition is over and the results are in...!!

Be it known to all that ***Allen's Meadows in Wilton*** is our winner, tallying 103 bird species during October! Bauer Farm, at 98 species, fell just short of that amazing number, and five other community garden hotspots each tallied 60 or more species!!

Below are the final totals:

Wilton - Allens Meadows - 103
Madison - Bauer Farm - 98
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 67
Mansfield Community Gardens - 66
Wallingford - Veterans Park - 63
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 61
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 59
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 57
Vernon Community Gardens - 54
Redding Community Gardens - 52
Stratford Community Garden - 52
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 51
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
Simsbury Community Gardens - 37
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 35
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

To see what birds were found during October, click the hotspot links below:

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veterans Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allens Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec

At least 4 new eBird hotspots were added to our Connecticut hotspot list, thanks to the birders who participated in the contest. Several new patch birds were added to patch lists during the month as well. I hope that the birders who participated in the challenge will share any interesting experiences or what they learned or enjoyed along the way!

Personally, the contest helped me focus on birding my local patch with extra intensity! It also paid off in the sense that I found a few species that were new to my patch list and some birds new to the patch itself. Shortly, I will post some of my checklists which include photos of birds seen during my visits.

I hope that CT Birders will keep on birding these beautiful places going forward. Using eBird and keeping a patch list is fun and usually keeps your birding local - making it 'greener' than chasing birds. To find eBird hotspots near you, use the 'Explore Hotspots' tool in eBird: https://ebird.org/hotspots

Good Birding,

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 11/1/24 10:03 am
From: Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Northern Gannets
Old Saybrook, cornfield point scenic viewing area, a small number of Northern Gannets flying west in windy conditions seen with a scope.
Dan Rottino
East Haddam, CT

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Date: 11/1/24 8:26 am
From: Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Western Kingbird Hammo Update
The Western Kingbird flew to the nature center at 11:20 am and is now perched in the trees behind the building.

Dan Rottino
East Haddam, CT

> On Nov 1, 2024, at 11:16 AM, Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> 11/1/24 Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison CT, 11:20am. A Western Kingbird was just seen east of the nature center lot, perched atop tall trees. It was also seen in this area and near the Boulder Pond earlier in the morning by a group of birders. Not in view at the moment but still in the area.
>
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> East Haddam, CT
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Date: 11/1/24 8:16 am
From: Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Western Kingbird Hammo
11/1/24 Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison CT, 11:20am. A Western Kingbird was just seen east of the nature center lot, perched atop tall trees. It was also seen in this area and near the Boulder Pond earlier in the morning by a group of birders. Not in view at the moment but still in the area.

Dan Rottino
East Haddam, CT

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Date: 10/31/24 10:02 am
From: MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo kingbirds
At least one is perched atop the tree line behind Piper Pond.
M Komara

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Date: 10/31/24 9:25 am
From: ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] American bittern
Now showing boulder pond hammonasset ron serianz newington

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Date: 10/31/24 6:44 am
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo WESTERN KINGBIRDS
There are not one but two WESTERN KINGBIRDS at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison right now (~9:45 AM).

Being seen in the same area as the Western Kingbird was a few years ago - the Cedar Island lawn area.

A number of us have checked closely and both these birds appear to be Western and not one of the even rarer species.

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 10/31/24 6:30 am
From: Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] LHAS Meeting 11/4: Birdsong and Science
Monday, Nov. 4, 6:45 pm - Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's monthly meeting.  The speakers will be Connecticut Audubon Society's Cathy Hagadorn, Deer Pond Farm Preserve Director, and Lori Lichtenauer, sanctuary Manager/Naturalist.  Cathy will share highlights of this preserve and Lori will give a presentation on avian singing behavior, also reviewing the unique anatomy of songbirds that allows them to harmonize.  She will also discuss how the Merlin app can be a tool in learning how to bird by ear.  The meeting is at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd (Rte 202), Litchfield.  Free and open to the public,  The talk will also be on Zoom.  To register for Zoom, go to the Calendar section of the website, lhasct.org, before 5 pm on November 3.  You will be sent the login link.
Angela Dimmitt
New Milford

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Date: 10/30/24 1:13 pm
From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
10/30 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 9:30am-1PM, high tide,
sunny, 65F.
Beautiful day at the Coastal center- the marsh was like a sheet of glass
with the grasses a beautiful gold color.
On the marsh:
About 300 Brant (very loud) flew in and were on the marsh , 8 Canada Geese,
1 Northern harrier coasted over, the family of 5 Mute swans , 11
Cormorants very far out by a buoy, 1 Great Egret further out and 2 American
Black Ducks.
On the grounds & feeders:
3 Blue Jays, 2 Northern Cardinals, House sparrows, white throated sparrows,
2 Song sparrows, a Robin, 7 Starlings on the tree top, 6 Mourning doves
feeding under the cedars, 12 Common Grackles, 1 Downy woodpecker, and 1
Hairy woodpecker working the trees, White breasted nuthatches, Chickadees,
1 Titmouse, 7 House finches, 1 Yellow rumped warbler in the cedars and 1
Cooper's Hawk in the water fountain, flicking its tail, splashing and
bathing (thanks for the ID help Ken).
Bev Propen, Orange

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Date: 10/29/24 4:39 pm
From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Stratford seaducks, loons, gannet
10/29. Lordship Seawall, Stratford.
The steady, brisk SE winds today no doubt pushed migrating birds closer to our shore. Tallied today in two brief visits to Seawatch were:
1 Northern Gannet, 48 Brant, 16 Surf Scoter, 4 White-winged Scoter, 74 Black Scoter, 15 Surf/Black Scoter, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 30 Red-throated Loon, 14 Common Loon, 1 Great Cormorant, 1 DC Cormorant, 14Laughing Gull.

Frank Mantlik
Stratford



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Date: 10/29/24 7:45 am
From: Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] A Connecticut Museum Shows How Ducks Have Helped the Planet - The New York Times
Review of the duck stamp exhibit.

Dotty Young
Branford


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/arts/duck-stamp-bruce-museum.html

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Date: 10/29/24 7:40 am
From: Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp - The Bruce Museum
A very nearby exhibit to see.

Dotty Young
Branford


https://brucemuseum.org/whats-on/conservation-through-the-arts-celebrating-the-federal-duck-stamp-2/

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Date: 10/29/24 7:39 am
From: Dorothy Young via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp - The Bruce Museum

https://brucemuseum.org/whats-on/conservation-through-the-arts-celebrating-the-federal-duck-stamp-2/

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Date: 10/28/24 1:20 pm
From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - week four results
CT Birders -

Yesterday marked week four of our community garden harvest competition. The number of new birds found leveled off somewhat as the warmer than usual weather didn’t push many new birds into our area.

Still, several spots enjoyed their first Hermit Thrushes, Brown Creepers and Purple Finches. Birders at two hotspots logged their first Fox Sparrows of the season as well, those birds being on the early side!

Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found so far:

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 102
Madison - Bauer Farm - 97
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 67
Mansfield Community Gardens - 66
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 63
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 57
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 56
New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 56
Redding Community Gardens - 52
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 51
Vernon Community Gardens - 50
Stratford Community Garden - 49
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 42
Simsbury Community Gardens - 37
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 35
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

The hotspot list is below, sorted by town. To see what birds were found so far, click the link for each hotspot.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

*** There are only 4 days left to add some birds to your hotspot list for October! ***

The weather is supposed to be mild so it will easy to bird over the next few days. Mansfield, Wallingford and West Hartford all have a shot at overtaking Woodbridge Community Gardens for third place, and anyone can add a significant number of birds to their hotspot list with a little effort!

Get harvesting!!!

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 10/28/24 7:47 am
From: Jalna Jaeger via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Meadowlarks
Jalna Jaeger and David Callan, Sherwood Island state park Westport, 7
meadowlarks in the grass at the airplane field. Seen this morning at 9am.
Thanks Tina Green.
Jaeger Norwalk ct.

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Date: 10/27/24 8:59 am
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Probable Chestnut-collared Longspur Lighthouse Park New Haven
Many birders are continuing to attempt to re-find the probable Chesnut-collared Longspur, photographed at Lighthouse Park. No subsequent sightings.



My will be posted on eBird later tonight.


Steve Mayo
Bethany
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Date: 10/27/24 8:20 am
From: Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] From the deck
10/27-7:45am 21 species- including Common Raven, Barred Owl “hoo- awh”. Ernie, Colchester
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Date: 10/26/24 7:28 pm
From: George Wallace via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Purple Finch question
Hey Joe,

According to Peter Pyle's Identification Guide to North American Birds (the
definitive guide to aging and sexing), most *known *young birds in their
first year and into their second calendar year of life appear female-like
and cannot be reliably sexed. This means that in the field, at this time of
year, when we see female-like birds, we cannot be sure of their age which
also means we cannot be sure of their sex. A female-like bird could be an
adult female, an immature female or an immature male. However, birds like
the one you describe with the faint pink wash can be sexed as young males
or older females - IF you know their age, which in this case you do not -
unless you have the bird in the hand. In the hand, you would be able to
assess the shape of the tail feathers and the degree of skull
pneumatization. If the bird had pointed rectices and an incompletely
pneumatized skull, it would be a young bird which you could then reliably
call a young male. If the bird had rounded tail feathers and a completely
pneumatized skull, it would be an adult and the pinkish tinge tinge would
suggest an older female, one that is in its third calendar year of life or
older. If you had a female-like bird in the hand that was aged as a
young bird, you wouldn't know whether it was a male or a female. So, your
bird is either a young male or an older female, but we cannot be sure which
without being able to determine its age.

Hopefully I explained that reasonably well, but let me know if I can
clarify anything.

Very best, George

George Wallace
Salisbury, CT

On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 4:46 PM Joe Zygala via CTBirds <
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> The past couple of days I have been getting Purple Finch at my feeders.
> Several definite females, 1 gorgeous adult male, then this one kinda funny
> one. It looks very much like a female - dark striping, female facial
> pattern, notched tail - but it has a little pinkish wash on the breast,
> suffusing the streaking, and even a bit on the top of the head. I am
> assuming this is a first year male that is moulting into adult plumage.
> Would that typically happen at this time of year? I have looked in a
> number of places and nothing mentions this moult at all.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Zygala
> South Salem, NY
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Date: 10/26/24 5:29 pm
From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Park New Haven - Rough-legged Hawk and Red-headed Woodpecker
There was a second-of-the-season light morph Rough-legged Hawk and yet
another Red-headed Woodpecker at today's (10/26) hawk watch. There were
also 168 diurnal raptors and several more non-migrants. There are many
(15-20 today) Hermit Thrushes in the Park. Thrushes, Towhees, and
White-throated Sparrows are feeding on invasive euonymus berries.

Light NW winds are forecast for tomorrow so we're hoping for a solid
morning flight and a few more hawks.

Steve Mayo
Bethany

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Date: 10/26/24 1:46 pm
From: Joe Zygala via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Purple Finch question
The past couple of days I have been getting Purple Finch at my feeders. Several definite females, 1 gorgeous adult male, then this one kinda funny one. It looks very much like a female - dark striping, female facial pattern, notched tail - but it has a little pinkish wash on the breast, suffusing the streaking, and even a bit on the top of the head. I am assuming this is a first year male that is moulting into adult plumage. Would that typically happen at this time of year? I have looked in a number of places and nothing mentions this moult at all.

Thanks,

Joe Zygala
South Salem, NY

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Date: 10/26/24 9:09 am
From: Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] From the deck
10/26/24, 7:15-8:15AM, 45F. Twenty species including: close looks at Blue-headed Vireo, Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco, small flock of Eastern Bluebirds, Red-winged Blackbirds high in tulip tree eating samaras, Purple Finch. Beautiful showers of autumn leaves! Ernie Harris, Colchester

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Date: 10/25/24 8:43 pm
From: Denise LaPerriere via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Buffleheads
Fairly certain I saw 5 female/immature Buffleheads at Old Marsh Pond in
Bristol, CT today around 11:45am. Water is low. Stopped to look at white
birds resting on a rock exposed by the low water level and found several
gulls along with, what I believe to have been 5 Buffleheads nearby. They
kept disappearing beneath the water before all flying further north in the
reservoir.

Denise LaPerriere
Harwinton

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Date: 10/25/24 10:32 am
From: Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Allen’s Late and Early-ish
10/25 Allen’s Meadow, Wilton. A late Tennessee Warbler (couldn’t make it into an OCWA) and an on the early side FOS Fox Sparrow.
Joe Bear with Frank Mantlik
Wilton/Stratford
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Date: 10/25/24 5:27 am
From: Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Westport Evening Grosbeaks
Westport- 3 Evening Grosbeaks heard calling and then seen from my yard before flying off. Many Purple Finches flying over as well. Learn their calls!

Tina Green
Westport
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Date: 10/24/24 9:36 am
From: Phil Rusch via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: trying to unsubscribe Larry
Larry and Dan. I not sure how I was included in this email train, but I prefer to be subscribed

Phil Rusch
Chaplin, CT

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> On Oct 24, 2024, at 11:49 AM, Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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Date: 10/24/24 8:49 am
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Subject: [CT Birds] Re: trying to unsubscribe Larry
Thank you for contacting us. We will unsubscribe. We appreciate the update.
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Date: 10/24/24 8:47 am
From: Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Dickcissel still at Cove Island
Dickcissel is still in the sanctuary but moved to behind feeder area near
path to the woods. It is hanging around with a couple of swamp sparrows.
Wind isn’t easy.

Ellynne Rey
(Stamford)

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Date: 10/24/24 8:47 am
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Subject: [CT Birds] trying to unsubscribe Larry
I hope one of my emails gets through to the right person. I am trying to unsubscribe Larry as he is deceased.

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Date: 10/24/24 6:56 am
From: Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Vespers Continue
10/24 Allen’s Meadow, Wilton. 5 Vesper Sparrows continue, 1 Eastern Meadowlark on grass Field 4. Strong NW winds.
Joe Bear
Wilton
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Date: 10/24/24 6:04 am
From: Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Westport Golden Eagle & Meadowlarks
Westport- Sherwood Island SP-Immature Golden Eagle flying west over the model airplane field marsh
At least 5 Eastern Meadowlarks still here as well.

Tina Green
Westport
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Date: 10/23/24 6:40 pm
From: Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Dickcissel at Cove Island
Possibly a female. I don’t think it’s a non-breeding male looking at the
(not great) photos.

Ellynne


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> Nice looks at a male in the brush about 15-20yds from the gravel path. SW
> corner of the preserve.
>
> Ellynne Rey
> (Stamford, CT)
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Date: 10/23/24 1:48 pm
From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
10/23 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 10am-12PM. low tide,
rising, sunny, 65F.
The center was busy with class visits today, as well as individual
visitors. The marsh was beautiful as the autumn colors take hold on the
marsh grasses.
On the marsh:
5 Mute swans, 1 Great Egret, 1 Snowy Egret, 2 American Oystercatchers, 16
Black bellied plovers, 5 American Black Ducks, 7 Greater yellowlegs, 6
D.C. Cormorants further out, 25 Canada Geese, Laughing gulls and Herring &
Ring billed gulls, and 6 Crows sitting on top of the osprey platform.
On the grounds and feeders:
1 Mockingbird, 1 Tufted titmouse, House finches, House sparrows, 2 White
breasted Nuthatches, 2 Chickadees, 1 loud Carolina Wren, 2 Yellow rumped
warblers, and 2 Eastern Towhees foraging under the cedars.
Bev Propen, Orange

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Date: 10/23/24 12:28 pm
From: Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Community garden harvest - week three results
Thanks Chuck - this has been fun but sad to say Colonial Park in Sherman up here in the hills has been 90% demolished - only a couple of tall sunflowers and a bunch of zinnias left standing, and a patch of what looks like lettuce surrounded by bare earth.  Not a single bird today.  Guess we're done!Angela



On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 01:26:35 PM EDT, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:

CT Birders -

Yesterday marked week three of our community garden harvest competition.  Plenty of new birds were found, with five or more species being added to several garden lists last week.  A real standout was the Redding Community Gardens which added 13 species to their list!  I noted that many birders recorded the first Purple Finches, and Vesper Sparrows were seen in multiple community gardens around the state last week.

Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found:

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 98
Madison - Bauer Farm - 93
Mansfield Community Gardens - 64
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 64
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 57
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 55
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 55
New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  54
Redding Community Gardens - 51
Stratford Community Garden - 49
Vernon Community Gardens - 46
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 45
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 38
Simsbury Community Gardens - 35
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 33
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

The hotspot list is below, sorted by town.  To see what birds were found last week, click the link for each hotspot.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

A few community gardens had no new checklists last week.  Don’t despair if your garden isn’t near the top of the list - fall birding is fun and you never know what you will find.

The weather is excellent and we have over a week to go to harvest some more birds!

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Date: 10/23/24 11:55 am
From: Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Dickcissel at Cove Island
Nice looks at a male in the brush about 15-20yds from the gravel path. SW
corner of the preserve.

Ellynne Rey
(Stamford, CT)

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Date: 10/23/24 6:44 am
From: Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Allen’s - 6 Vespers
10/23 Allen’s Meadow, Wilton. 6 Vesper Sparrows on gravel roadway transecting community garden plots.
Joe Bear
Wilton
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Date: 10/23/24 6:08 am
From: Lynn Jones via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Winter birds Derby
This week has brought in a few "winter" species in the past few days.
FOS's include Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, and Purple Finch at
the feeders.



--
Lynn A. Jones
Museum Assistant
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
New Haven, CT

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Date: 10/22/24 1:38 pm
From: John D Babington via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Dark-eyed Juncos -Washington, CT
At last, had about 10 Dark-eyed Juncos in the front yard of the house here this AM.
David W BabingtonWashington, CT

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