And as a follow-up, I started thinking of all the other rare birds that have been found at Sikorsky Airport over the years. They include:
Pacific Golden-Plover
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Eurasian Collared Dove
Say’s Phoebe
Northern Wheatear
Ross’s Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snowy Owl
Barn Owl
King Rail
Hudsonian Godwit
Upland, Buff-breasted, and Baird’s Sandpipers
White Ibis
Cave Swallow
Lark Sparrow
Dickcissel
Frank Mantlik
Stratford
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On Jul 7, 2025, at 9:30 PM, Beverly Propen <bpropen...> wrote:
Awesome find, Frank! Kudos! On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <[1]<ctbirds...> wrote:
Hi all, I'm glad the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER I found today stayed at the Sikorsky Airport, Stratford, all afternoon, for many to see. Immediately after discovering it, I managed to grab some photos, here: [2]https://www.flickr.com/photos/avocetfm/ Frank MantlikStratford To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: [3]<ctbirds-request...> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: [4]https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: [5]https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
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