Date: 7/11/25 12:38 pm From: ftholloway--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: followup on phrags at Hammonasset
Thanks, Micky, this is good information. While I am very supportive of major efforts against phrag and other invasives, it is clear that these would be large budget items with possibly multi-year completion times. I think efforts in those directions ought to be kept on a different track from the palliative maintenance that can at least allow us to see, for example, dowitchers in the Boulder Pond. For now, I intend to concentrate on the former. If anyone else has suggestions, please let me (and us) know.
Tom and Fran Holloway, Madison
On Friday, July 11, 2025 at 02:34:36 PM EDT, MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
I've heard from park maintenance. They tell me some openings will be cut into the phrags for viewing. I also learned that the agency that use to regularly provide this phrag cutting service to parks, the Wetlands Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program, is operating with less funds and far fewer people. The staff once hovered around 14-15, and is now down to 2. So, even though there is equipment to do the job, there is not enough manpower to do it. And contracting the work out is even more expensive. It was suggested, that if you really want to make headway into this issue, that contacting elected local officials might be advisable, and voicing your opinion about the running amok of phrags, and ask them to restaff WHAMM specifically for this effort. This lack of funds and staff, I'm being told, is also the reason why the streams at Hammo have become clogged and overgrown (to the dismay to egrets and herons), why water openings are no longer cut into the marshes for migratory
shorebirds, and why trash is accumulating in the marshes. In addition, federal monies, once available to the state to help care for the environment, are also, due to the recent changes in Washington, are drying up. Again, if I could only wave a wand....
Micky Komara
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Date: 7/11/25 12:26 pm From: Kathy Van Der Aue via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Fran's Hammo post on phrags - PS
At Birdcraft, our tiny pond was being consumed by phrags some years ago and
Fred Sibley smothered them with old carpeting. He left it for three years,
and when he removed it, the phrags were dead. The native plants have
returned but the phrags have not. I realize this is impractical for huge
jobs but it seems to work for a limited area.
Kathy Van Der Aue
Southport, CT
On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <
<ctbirds...> wrote:
> As a ps - phrags are a major invasive alien species so apart from harm to
> nesting birds, there is every reason to cut them back and every reason to
> try to eliminate them, since they are choking out the native marsh
> species. They are an ultimate bully on the rampage.
> Angela DimmittNew Milford
> On Friday, July 11, 2025 at 01:40:49 PM EDT, MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <
> <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> I agree, the phrags at the park are out of control. I have gotten the
> park in the past to better manage this issue, and at one point I thought
> was handling it very well. Even the entrance road was neatly trimmed. But
> since then, there has been a change in maintenance staff. Also, the park
> itself does not own equipment capable of cutting phragmites in the marsh,
> and relies on another state agency up the road to do this for them, and
> only when that equipment is available. That said, about a month back, I
> contemplated asking the park to make more of an effort, but became
> concerned for the wrens currently breeding in those areas. So I think, at
> this point, clearcutting the phrags might not be wise. But I have placed a
> call into park maintenance to see if some small openings can be cut to
> provide views into Boulder and Swan Ponds, and then go at all of it, if
> possible, after breeding season. It is annoying. I agree. And relentless.
> This spring, the phrags in the drainage swales off west e
> nd parking were cut back to mere inches, and now are choked with towering
> phrags. If I could but wave a wand ...
>
> Micky Komara
> Westbrook
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Date: 7/11/25 11:35 am From: MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: followup on phrags at Hammonasset
I've heard from park maintenance. They tell me some openings will be cut into the phrags for viewing. I also learned that the agency that use to regularly provide this phrag cutting service to parks, the Wetlands Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program, is operating with less funds and far fewer people. The staff once hovered around 14-15, and is now down to 2. So, even though there is equipment to do the job, there is not enough manpower to do it. And contracting the work out is even more expensive. It was suggested, that if you really want to make headway into this issue, that contacting elected local officials might be advisable, and voicing your opinion about the running amok of phrags, and ask them to restaff WHAMM specifically for this effort. This lack of funds and staff, I'm being told, is also the reason why the streams at Hammo have become clogged and overgrown (to the dismay to egrets and herons), why water openings are no longer cut into the marshes for migratory shorebirds, and why trash is accumulating in the marshes. In addition, federal monies, once available to the state to help care for the environment, are also, due to the recent changes in Washington, are drying up. Again, if I could only wave a wand....
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Date: 7/11/25 11:06 am From: Steve Mayo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Swallow-tailed Kite - not now
SWKI returned and flew low over the river for several minutes, perched briefly between ramp and marina, and then continued back due E about 155 pm.
Steve Mayo Guilford
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Date: 7/11/25 10:51 am From: Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Fran's Hammo post on phrags - PS
As a ps - phrags are a major invasive alien species so apart from harm to nesting birds, there is every reason to cut them back and every reason to try to eliminate them, since they are choking out the native marsh species. They are an ultimate bully on the rampage.
Angela DimmittNew Milford
On Friday, July 11, 2025 at 01:40:49 PM EDT, MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
I agree, the phrags at the park are out of control. I have gotten the park in the past to better manage this issue, and at one point I thought was handling it very well. Even the entrance road was neatly trimmed. But since then, there has been a change in maintenance staff. Also, the park itself does not own equipment capable of cutting phragmites in the marsh, and relies on another state agency up the road to do this for them, and only when that equipment is available. That said, about a month back, I contemplated asking the park to make more of an effort, but became concerned for the wrens currently breeding in those areas. So I think, at this point, clearcutting the phrags might not be wise. But I have placed a call into park maintenance to see if some small openings can be cut to provide views into Boulder and Swan Ponds, and then go at all of it, if possible, after breeding season. It is annoying. I agree. And relentless. This spring, the phrags in the drainage swales off west e
nd parking were cut back to mere inches, and now are choked with towering phrags. If I could but wave a wand ...
Micky Komara
Westbrook
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Date: 7/11/25 10:41 am From: MICKY KOMARA via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Fran's Hammo post on phrags
I agree, the phrags at the park are out of control. I have gotten the park in the past to better manage this issue, and at one point I thought was handling it very well. Even the entrance road was neatly trimmed. But since then, there has been a change in maintenance staff. Also, the park itself does not own equipment capable of cutting phragmites in the marsh, and relies on another state agency up the road to do this for them, and only when that equipment is available. That said, about a month back, I contemplated asking the park to make more of an effort, but became concerned for the wrens currently breeding in those areas. So I think, at this point, clearcutting the phrags might not be wise. But I have placed a call into park maintenance to see if some small openings can be cut to provide views into Boulder and Swan Ponds, and then go at all of it, if possible, after breeding season. It is annoying. I agree. And relentless. This spring, the phrags in the drainage swales off west e nd parking were cut back to mere inches, and now are choked with towering phrags. If I could but wave a wand ...
Micky Komara Westbrook
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Date: 7/11/25 9:40 am From: Doug Wisneski via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Hammo today
Yes I agree with the trimming as it’s hard to see much of anything with the
overgrowth. I will add my voice but not sure where to voice my concern?
Nature Center?
Thanks
Doug
On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM ftholloway--- via CTBirds <
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> 7/11 - 9- 10. A dozen short-billed dowitchers I. Boulder Pond. Clapper
> rail and several salt-marsh sparrows along Willard Causeway. As Friends of
> Hammo, we don't see why there can't be some minimal phrag. trimming to keep
> open natural viewing spots along these and other wetlands areas in the
> park. I hope others will join us in communicating with park staff.Tom and
> Fran Holloway, Madison
>
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Date: 7/11/25 8:11 am From: ftholloway--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo today
7/11 - 9- 10. A dozen short-billed dowitchers I. Boulder Pond. Clapper rail and several salt-marsh sparrows along Willard Causeway. As Friends of Hammo, we don't see why there can't be some minimal phrag. trimming to keep open natural viewing spots along these and other wetlands areas in the park. I hope others will join us in communicating with park staff.Tom and Fran Holloway, Madison
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Date: 7/11/25 6:07 am From: Sara Zagorski via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Swallow-tailed kite
Still being seen at 9:04 am.
Sara Zagorski
West Hartford
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> On Jul 11, 2025, at 7:38 AM, ed bailey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Still being seen roosting across river from public boat ramp in southbury distant views. 7/11 6:30ish Ed bailey southbury
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Date: 7/11/25 5:45 am From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Fwd: Swallow-tailed kite
According to Ed Bailey, the SWALLOW-TAILED KITE is being seen from the boat ramp on upper Lake Zoar in Southbury. That would appear to be at the following coordinates: [1]41.427786,-73.236166 If CT Birders can provide any updates on location and status it would be greatly appreciated by many here! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison Begin forwarded message:
From: ed bailey <rumrations...> Date: July 11, 2025 at 8:31:34 AM EDT To: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Swallow-tailed kite
There is a public boat ramp in southbury on upper lake zoar which can be found on Google maps as well as directions. Ed bailey Monroe On Friday, July 11, 2025 at 08:02:47 AM EDT, Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> wrote: Hi Ed – there have been no posts on the listserv about a Swallow-tailed Kite. Can you please post with more information such as the location specifically? I checked for other posts but don’t see anything, and all you said is that it can be seen from a boat ramp in Southbury. Can you please be more specific? Thank you for posting about it! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison > On Jul 11, 2025, at 7:43 AM, ed bailey via CTBirds <[2]<ctbirds...> wrote: > > Still being seen roosting across river from public boat ramp in southbury distant views. 7/11 6:30ish Ed bailey southbury > > 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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Date: 7/11/25 4:39 am From: ed bailey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Swallow-tailed kite
Still being seen roosting across river from public boat ramp in southbury distant views. 7/11 6:30ish Ed bailey southbury
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Date: 7/10/25 1:47 pm From: Bill Rankin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
Hi All,
The other notable change I see in the new AviList is that Yellow-breasted Chat is no longer in its own family! It’s now included in the New World Blackbirds.
Bill Rankin
New Haven
________________________________
From: Matthew Bell via CTBirds <ctbirds...>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2025 15:19
To: C. S. Wood <cwood022...>
Cc: CT Birds Listserv <ctbirds...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
To give some more precise info for those interested, I’ll summarize the splits/lumps that affect Connecticut and the USA as a whole:
CT:
Whimbrel split into Eurasian and Hudsonian whimbrels
Yellow Warbler split into American Yellow and Mangrove warblers
USA:
Fea’s Petrel split into Cape Verde and Desertas petrels
Elegant Trogon split into Coppery-tailed and Elegant trogons
Red-legged Thrush split into Western and Eastern red-legged thrushes
Siberian and Amur stonechats lumped into Siberan Stonechat
Overall, nothing too major to the USA, except for the Whimbrel and Yellow Warbler splits. There are some lumps that have occured outside the USA that affect nomenclature here (namely the swamphen lump, returning the name Purple Swamphen to the invasive species in FL). I may have also missed some, but those are the ones I could recall off the top of my head
-Matt Bell
Vernon
> On Jul 10, 2025, at 12:01, C. S. Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Forwarding some new info about AviList for those interested in the
> latest updated world list.
>
> Chris Wood
> Woodbury, CT
> [1]203 558-0654
>
> View my photography here: [2]C.S. Wood Photo Sampler
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Philip Rostron <dmarc-noreply...>
> Date: July 10, 2025 at 11:32:30 AM EDT
> To: <texbirds...>
> Subject: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
> Reply-To: <philiprostron57...>
>
>
>
> AviList ([3]https://www.avilist.org/) has recently been adopted as
> the standard world taxonomy and will be followed by eBird/Cornell
> ([4]https://ebird.org/news/avilist-a-unified-global-checklist-of-the > -worlds-birds-is-now-available)
> Warbling Vireo is still lumped in the recently-released 2025 AviList
> so I would not expect a split this year but it may happen in the
> future based on AOU proposal 2025-C-3
> AviList also lumps Amur Stonechat into Siberian Stonechat (either
> way still a good bird for Texas!)
> Phil - Smithville.
>
> References
>
> 1. tel:203 558-0654
> 2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/albums/72157710313935571/ > 3. https://www.avilist.org/ > 4. https://ebird.org/news/avilist-a-unified-global-checklist-of-the-worlds-birds-is-now-available >
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Date: 7/10/25 12:20 pm From: Matthew Bell via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
To give some more precise info for those interested, I’ll summarize the splits/lumps that affect Connecticut and the USA as a whole:
CT:
Whimbrel split into Eurasian and Hudsonian whimbrels
Yellow Warbler split into American Yellow and Mangrove warblers
USA:
Fea’s Petrel split into Cape Verde and Desertas petrels
Elegant Trogon split into Coppery-tailed and Elegant trogons
Red-legged Thrush split into Western and Eastern red-legged thrushes
Siberian and Amur stonechats lumped into Siberan Stonechat
Overall, nothing too major to the USA, except for the Whimbrel and Yellow Warbler splits. There are some lumps that have occured outside the USA that affect nomenclature here (namely the swamphen lump, returning the name Purple Swamphen to the invasive species in FL). I may have also missed some, but those are the ones I could recall off the top of my head
-Matt Bell
Vernon
> On Jul 10, 2025, at 12:01, C. S. Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Forwarding some new info about AviList for those interested in the
> latest updated world list.
>
> Chris Wood
> Woodbury, CT
> [1]203 558-0654
>
> View my photography here: [2]C.S. Wood Photo Sampler
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Philip Rostron <dmarc-noreply...>
> Date: July 10, 2025 at 11:32:30 AM EDT
> To: <texbirds...>
> Subject: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
> Reply-To: <philiprostron57...>
>
>
>
> AviList ([3]https://www.avilist.org/) has recently been adopted as
> the standard world taxonomy and will be followed by eBird/Cornell
> ([4]https://ebird.org/news/avilist-a-unified-global-checklist-of-the > -worlds-birds-is-now-available)
> Warbling Vireo is still lumped in the recently-released 2025 AviList
> so I would not expect a split this year but it may happen in the
> future based on AOU proposal 2025-C-3
> AviList also lumps Amur Stonechat into Siberian Stonechat (either
> way still a good bird for Texas!)
> Phil - Smithville.
>
> References
>
> 1. tel:203 558-0654
> 2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/albums/72157710313935571/ > 3. https://www.avilist.org/ > 4. https://ebird.org/news/avilist-a-unified-global-checklist-of-the-worlds-birds-is-now-available >
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Date: 7/10/25 9:02 am From: C. S. Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Fwd: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat
Forwarding some new info about AviList for those interested in the latest updated world list.
Chris Wood Woodbury, CT [1]203 558-0654
View my photography here: [2]C.S. Wood Photo Sampler Begin forwarded message:
From: Philip Rostron <dmarc-noreply...> Date: July 10, 2025 at 11:32:30 AM EDT To: <texbirds...> Subject: [texbirds] AviList/Warbling Vireo/Amur Stonechat Reply-To: <philiprostron57...>
AviList ([3]https://www.avilist.org/) has recently been adopted as the standard world taxonomy and will be followed by eBird/Cornell ([4]https://ebird.org/news/avilist-a-unified-global-checklist-of-the -worlds-birds-is-now-available) Warbling Vireo is still lumped in the recently-released 2025 AviList so I would not expect a split this year but it may happen in the future based on AOU proposal 2025-C-3 AviList also lumps Amur Stonechat into Siberian Stonechat (either way still a good bird for Texas!) Phil - Smithville.
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Date: 7/9/25 4:59 pm From: Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Three reasons to join COA
Thanks, Adam. Yes there are many more reasons and those are both great
additional ones. I was just trying to keep it short and sweet and spur
people to join before the next Warbler mailing list gets done. We have
gotten a new member already, one person wanted Allison's contact info and
someone else wanted to know why he wasn't getting the Bulletin.. so it
seems to have gotten attention.
Cynthia S. Ehlinger
<cynthia.ehlinger...>
203-219-1963
On Wed, Jul 9, 2025, 7:51 PM Adam Fasciolo <adam_fasciolo...> wrote:
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Date: 7/9/25 4:51 pm From: Adam Fasciolo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Three reasons to join COA
Thank-you Cynthia!
I would like to add two more important reasons why CT birders may choose to join the COA
1) Members receive an email with access to The Quarterly COA Bulletin that is filled with interesting and timely stories written by fellow Connecticut birders.
2) Membership dues help support Mini Grants for important CT birding initiatives AND the Annual Zepko Scholarship that sends TWO Connecticut teenagers to summer camp in Maine each year.
Adam Fasciolo
Norwalk
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After the daily repetition of our local Red-eyed Vireo, it was nice to hear, then see a Yellow-throated Vireo high in our sycamore this afternoon.
Cindi Kobak - North Guilford
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Date: 7/9/25 11:58 am From: Cynthia Ehlinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Three reasons to join COA
If you are not a Connecticut Ornithological Association member already, now is the perfect time to join. Why? 1. You will receive the July issue of our premier quarterly birding journal, The Connecticut Warbler, with fantastic articles about birds and birding. 2. You will be among the first to learn about upcoming workshops, such as our in-person Fall Hawk Workshop. 3. You will support this CTBirding listserv, where helpful birding news and discussion are welcome. Take your birding skills to the next level and be part of the COA, a statewide organization devoted to supporting birds and birders.. Go to https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/
Cynthia S Ehlinger President, Connecticut Ornithological Association Riverside
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Date: 7/8/25 9:29 am From: Andrew Block via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Stratford Scissor-tailed Flycatcher no
The Sikorsky Airport Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Stratford was not seen all morning at least to 1030am when I left.
Andrew
Andrew BlockConsulting Naturalist
Yonkers, New York www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums
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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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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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Date: 7/7/25 6:26 pm From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher photos - Stratford - 07/07/25
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:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/avocetfm/
Frank MantlikStratford
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Frank Mantlik found a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER at Sikorsky memorial airport in Stratford.
The bird is currently out of view, but it has been working the field at roughly these coordinates: 41.163868,-73.131926
Many birders looking!
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
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Date: 7/5/25 2:07 pm From: Ernest Harris via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Off the deck
7/5/25- My daughter Lisa has experienced turkey vultures flying out from under a ramp entrance to her home in Storrs. Yesterday I investigated and found two downy chicks huddled in the back corner. Two adults soared near overhead (watching me?). Ernie, Colchester Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 7/2/25 1:45 pm From: ashippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] White Ibis, end of Trolley Rd, Guilford
There have been reports all day today of a White Ibis in Guilford, through 4:30 PM. ...
The reports have specified at the end of Trolley Road at the sluice in the marsh. Pin on Google Maps below. ... ..
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KXdcL68B8WmBfn1A8?g_st=ipc ... ... A. ShippeeHamden
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Date: 7/2/25 9:55 am From: Ken Elkins via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Milford Point closure for holiday weekend
Hello,
The parking lot and grounds of the Coastal Center will be closed beginning this afternoon through the morning ofMonday, July 7.
With multiple fireworks shows nearby on different nights, we need to give our beach nesting birds extra space and time to recuperate.
We look forward to you all birding here again next week.
Good birding, Ken
Ken Elkins Director, Coastal Center at Milford Point 1 Milford Point Road Milford, CT 203-878-7440 x101
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Date: 6/30/25 1:40 pm From: Frank Mantlik via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Milford Point Purple Martins - nest camera
Hi all,
Just a brief report on the status of the Purple Martin colony at CT Audubon’s Milford Point Coastal Center.
At our last nest check on Friday, 6/27, we had 43 active nests, with a total of 129 eggs and 59 chicks. That’s about on par with last year’s excellent nesting season. Well, just today 4 eggs are hatching in gourd # 25. That gourd has a brand new video camera installed, so you can watch the tiny chicks and parents anytime at this link:
A few gourds are still available for “adoption”, which is how we raise money to fund this important monitoring project at one of the largest colonies in Connecticut. For more info, call Louise Crocco at The Coastal Center, 203-878-7440, ext 502.
Frank Mantlik
Purple Martin Team at Milford Point
Stratford
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Date: 6/29/25 1:06 pm From: Emily Keating via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Franklins Gull - Short Beach Stratford
The Franklins gull found last night by Linda Olsen is continuing on the
water at Short Beach in Stratford. It’s with a mixed flock of gulls,
floating out from the food stand.
(41.1609253, -73.1086047)
Best,
Emily Keating & Dave Woolery (Norwalk)
Kevin Cooper (Stratford)
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Date: 6/28/25 8:39 am From: stacey essaid via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Fallen bird nest
I just got this message from my neighbors:
Any suggestions? Many thanks.
Dear Neighbors
We wanted to ask if anyone has skills with birds. Yesterday, during the heavy pruning, a branch was taken down in front of our home and a bird’s nest came down. Three young birds were left on the side of the road.
We have been trying to help them, awaiting the mother’s return. We have also called 4 different Animal Control and Humane Society rescue units, but to no avail. We alerted the Fire Department as well.
If anyone has animal rescue skills, please will you come to the front of our driveway and help. We would love to support these little birds.
Thanks
Mark and Emily
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Date: 6/27/25 11:04 am From: Jalna Jaeger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Black skimmer Stratford
Jalna Jaeger and Dave Callan 3 East Ave. Norwalk. Long beach Stratford black skimmer flying along the water. We were monitering piping plovers, otherwise the beach is for Stratford residents.
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Date: 6/27/25 9:51 am From: Susannah Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Wood Thrush Northeast Bristol
I’ve been hearing them off and on usually after a rain event.
Susannah Wood
Norfolk
> On Jun 27, 2025, at 9:53 AM, Michael Pohlod via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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> A Wood Thrush has been singing in the trees around our home
> for over a week, even in the heat.
>
> Usually we only hear them for a day or two in May, likely migrating.
> Would it still be looking for a mate even now?
>
> Mike and Sue Pohlod
> Bristol
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Date: 6/27/25 8:48 am From: Jim Dugan via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Reminder, CT Butterfly Association Annual Meeting, TOMORROW at Milford Pt.
CT Butterfly Association Annual Meeting TOMORROW
Dr. Mia Park from the Xerces Society will discuss
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10am
at CT Audubon Society’s Coastal Center
1 Milford Point Rd.
Milford, CT 06460
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No bugs - no insectivore birds
Appreciatively,
Jim Dugan
New Milford
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Date: 6/27/25 6:54 am From: Michael Pohlod via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Wood Thrush Northeast Bristol
A Wood Thrush has been singing in the trees around our home for over a week, even in the heat.
Usually we only hear them for a day or two in May, likely migrating. Would it still be looking for a mate even now?
Mike and Sue Pohlod Bristol
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Date: 6/26/25 8:47 am From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] brief stops in Orange
6/26 Orange. While doing errands, I stopped at Wright's pond which has a family of mallards (hen & 6 ducklings); Old Tavern Rd park- has the osprey family with numerous Red winged blackbirds, Crosby Pond has turtle egg shells scattered around the edge, with 1 Great Egret, 3 Rough Winged swallows, 1 Green heron , and a Red bellied woodpecker. Indian Lake has 2 Green herons flying around, 2 Rough winged swallows, 52 Canada geese (one with yellow neck band-but too far to determine number), 2 Fish crows, 2 Tree swallows and a family of mallards (hen, drake & 6 ducklings). Full report on Ebird. Bev Propen, Orange
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Date: 6/26/25 8:44 am From: imbercj--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Great Blue Herons eat more than seafood
Hi Jeri -
I agree with Chris, especially since I watched a Great Blue Heron feasting on voles at Bauer Farm in Madison several times last Fall. See my eBird checklist for photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S200204806 (caution: not for the faint of heart).
Amazing to watch; but not for the voles!
Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison
________________________________ From: Jeri D. via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 9:32 AM To: <ctbirds...> <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 6577, Issue 1
Good morning, My neighbor just texted me that there is Great Blue Heron in the back yard. It is just walking around . This is a condo complex in Niantic. We both live close to a marsh, not sure why it is hanging out in the yard. I am not sure if it is injured as I am at work in New Haven. Any idea why it would stay in a yard? Jeri Duefrene, Niantic
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Date: 6/26/25 6:58 am From: ftholloway--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Hammo cedar island
Just now 1 piping plover, 1 semi-palm plover, 2 flyby oyster catchers. Lots of ibis, herons on the wing. Possible roseate terns on the jetty.Tom and Fran Holloway, Madison
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> On Jun 26, 2025, at 9:32 AM, Jeri D. via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Good morning,
> My neighbor just texted me that there is Great Blue Heron in the back yard.
> It is just walking around . This is a condo complex in Niantic. We both
> live close to a marsh, not sure why it is hanging out in the yard. I am not
> sure if it is injured as I am at work in New Haven. Any idea why it would
> stay in a yard?
> Jeri Duefrene, Niantic
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM <ctbirds-request...> wrote:
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:52:49 -0400
>> From: Alec Wiggin <alec...>
>> Subject: [CT Birds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron
>> To: "<ctbirds...>" <ctbirds...>
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>> Harvesting fiddler crabs at Holly Pond.
>>
>> Alec Wiggin
>> Darien
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:08:07 -0400
>> From: Beverly Propen <bpropen...>
>> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
>> To: Ct Birdlist <ctbirds...>
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>> 6/25 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center 9:30am-11AM. sunny,
>> hot, low tide.
>> Camp is in session, so the building is busy with camper activities.
>> Our Purple Martin colony is flourishing- 2 gourds have chicks and many
>> gourds have eggs. Osprey chicks are growing. Several other ospreys in area
>> flying around with fish in their talons.
>> On the Marsh: 6 Canada Geese, 1 Great Egret, 1 mallard.
>> On the grounds: Robins, Cardinals, 1 Mockingbird that thinks it's a
>> cardinal and blue jay, 1 Catbird, several Common Grackles, House finches
>> and birds bathing in the fountain.
>> A Walk on the sandbars along LIS side- Several birders out. Many Piping
>> plovers scurrying around with 2 sitting on nests, 3 Semipalmated
>> Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover, many Least Terns flying over carrying
>> fish, about 8 American Oystercatchers sitting on rocks with 2 pairs on
>> occupied nests, 4 D.C. Cormorants drying off and sunning, and 3 Common
>> Loons (possible family unit) diving and feeding in Long Island Sound.
>> Full report on Ebird.
>> Bev Propen, Orange
>>
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Date: 6/26/25 6:38 am From: Elizabeth Jaffin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 6577, Issue 1
We had one in our yard once; it just hung around for a while and then took off. We live near a stream, so we figured it was just checking out the neighborhood. My only concern would be if it is injured and there are dogs, etc. that could get to it.
> On Jun 26, 2025, at 9:32 AM, Jeri D. via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Good morning,
> My neighbor just texted me that there is Great Blue Heron in the back yard.
> It is just walking around . This is a condo complex in Niantic. We both
> live close to a marsh, not sure why it is hanging out in the yard. I am not
> sure if it is injured as I am at work in New Haven. Any idea why it would
> stay in a yard?
> Jeri Duefrene, Niantic
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM <ctbirds-request...> wrote:
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>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:52:49 -0400
>> From: Alec Wiggin <alec...>
>> Subject: [CT Birds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron
>> To: "<ctbirds...>" <ctbirds...>
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>> Harvesting fiddler crabs at Holly Pond.
>>
>> Alec Wiggin
>> Darien
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:08:07 -0400
>> From: Beverly Propen <bpropen...>
>> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
>> To: Ct Birdlist <ctbirds...>
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>> 6/25 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center 9:30am-11AM. sunny,
>> hot, low tide.
>> Camp is in session, so the building is busy with camper activities.
>> Our Purple Martin colony is flourishing- 2 gourds have chicks and many
>> gourds have eggs. Osprey chicks are growing. Several other ospreys in area
>> flying around with fish in their talons.
>> On the Marsh: 6 Canada Geese, 1 Great Egret, 1 mallard.
>> On the grounds: Robins, Cardinals, 1 Mockingbird that thinks it's a
>> cardinal and blue jay, 1 Catbird, several Common Grackles, House finches
>> and birds bathing in the fountain.
>> A Walk on the sandbars along LIS side- Several birders out. Many Piping
>> plovers scurrying around with 2 sitting on nests, 3 Semipalmated
>> Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover, many Least Terns flying over carrying
>> fish, about 8 American Oystercatchers sitting on rocks with 2 pairs on
>> occupied nests, 4 D.C. Cormorants drying off and sunning, and 3 Common
>> Loons (possible family unit) diving and feeding in Long Island Sound.
>> Full report on Ebird.
>> Bev Propen, Orange
>>
>> ------------------------------
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Date: 6/26/25 6:33 am From: Jeri D. via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 6577, Issue 1
Good morning,
My neighbor just texted me that there is Great Blue Heron in the back yard.
It is just walking around . This is a condo complex in Niantic. We both
live close to a marsh, not sure why it is hanging out in the yard. I am not
sure if it is injured as I am at work in New Haven. Any idea why it would
stay in a yard?
Jeri Duefrene, Niantic
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> Harvesting fiddler crabs at Holly Pond.
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> 6/25 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center 9:30am-11AM. sunny,
> hot, low tide.
> Camp is in session, so the building is busy with camper activities.
> Our Purple Martin colony is flourishing- 2 gourds have chicks and many
> gourds have eggs. Osprey chicks are growing. Several other ospreys in area
> flying around with fish in their talons.
> On the Marsh: 6 Canada Geese, 1 Great Egret, 1 mallard.
> On the grounds: Robins, Cardinals, 1 Mockingbird that thinks it's a
> cardinal and blue jay, 1 Catbird, several Common Grackles, House finches
> and birds bathing in the fountain.
> A Walk on the sandbars along LIS side- Several birders out. Many Piping
> plovers scurrying around with 2 sitting on nests, 3 Semipalmated
> Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover, many Least Terns flying over carrying
> fish, about 8 American Oystercatchers sitting on rocks with 2 pairs on
> occupied nests, 4 D.C. Cormorants drying off and sunning, and 3 Common
> Loons (possible family unit) diving and feeding in Long Island Sound.
> Full report on Ebird.
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Date: 6/25/25 3:09 pm From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
6/25 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center 9:30am-11AM. sunny, hot, low tide. Camp is in session, so the building is busy with camper activities. Our Purple Martin colony is flourishing- 2 gourds have chicks and many gourds have eggs. Osprey chicks are growing. Several other ospreys in area flying around with fish in their talons. On the Marsh: 6 Canada Geese, 1 Great Egret, 1 mallard. On the grounds: Robins, Cardinals, 1 Mockingbird that thinks it's a cardinal and blue jay, 1 Catbird, several Common Grackles, House finches and birds bathing in the fountain. A Walk on the sandbars along LIS side- Several birders out. Many Piping plovers scurrying around with 2 sitting on nests, 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover, many Least Terns flying over carrying fish, about 8 American Oystercatchers sitting on rocks with 2 pairs on occupied nests, 4 D.C. Cormorants drying off and sunning, and 3 Common Loons (possible family unit) diving and feeding in Long Island Sound. Full report on Ebird. Bev Propen, Orange
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Date: 6/25/25 11:53 am From: Alec Wiggin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Harvesting fiddler crabs at Holly Pond.
Alec Wiggin Darien
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Date: 6/21/25 6:40 am From: ed bailey via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Anhinga
Seen flying south east after circling gaining altitude at 9:30 at lake whitney hamdenEd bailey hamden
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Date: 6/21/25 12:36 am From: Jim Dugan via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Neonics talk, CBA annual meeting, 6/28, free, Milford Pt, 10AM
The CT Butterfly Association will be holding its free and open to the public annual meeting at CT Audubon’s Coastal Center at Milford Point on Saturday, June 28th (one week from today) at 10AM.
Our Keynote Speaker this year is Dr. Mia Park from the Xerces Society on the important to all subject of Neonicotinoids and threats to our pollinators - and thus, to our birds. Meeting starts at 10AM, Dr. Park 11AM. Followed by a butterfly, bird and nature stroll of the amazing CAS Coastal Center grounds.
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Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
Dr. Mia Park
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
Saturday June 28, 2025 10:00 AM
The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Coastal Center at Milford Point
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Milford, CT 06460
Globally, pollinators are in decline with ramifications for both human-dominated and natural landscapes. The key factors driving these declines include a combination of habitat loss, disease, climate change, and pesticides. This talk narrows in on threats posed by pesticides, notably neonicotinoids. Introduced in the 1990s, neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. A primary factor contributing to bee, butterfly, and aquatic invertebrate declines, neonicotinoids are now pervasive in our waterways and soils. We will discuss how and where neonicotinoids are used, and their impacts to bees and other wildlife. The presentation will end with solutions that range from individual action to policy change.
Dr. Mia Park is an Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) Specialist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, where she promotes systems-based approach to minimize risk of pesticides to pollinators and other beneficial insects.
Appreciatively,
Jim Dugan
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New Milford
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Date: 6/19/25 10:41 am From: C Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Wood Thrushes
Goodly number of Wood Thrushes (at least 8) in the woods going up Constitution Hill above the Southbury Training School. Hopefully a hopeful sign for this bird. https://ebird.org/checklist/S252034920
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Date: 6/18/25 11:04 am From: Dan Rottino via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Anhinga Continues
The ANHINGA continues in Hamden at 2pm viewed from the Waite St Bridge on a pine tree fallen in the water. Dan and Danny Rottino East Haddam, CT
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Date: 6/18/25 10:01 am From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
6/18 Milford, Audubon Coastal Center- 9:25am- 11:15am. low tide, overcast, 68-70F. The Coastal Center building is closed to the public during the week for the summer because we have camp in session. Grounds are open. Our Purple martin colony continues to be active, observing one of our PM on gourd #21 with an orange leg band on left leg. Our ospreys chicks are getting quite big, heads popping over the nest. Parent was feeding the chicks a fish. On the marsh: 1 Clapper rail, 3 Canada geese, D.C. Cormorants, willets flew over & 2 Great Egrets. On the grounds: 2 Mockingbirds, 5 Mourning doves, singing Carolina wren, Red winged Blackbirds, about 8 House finches, House sparrows, Common Grackles, 4 Cardinals and 1 Tree swallow in a nest box. A walk along LIS shoreline-many adult Piping plovers with 6 recently fledged chicks, 10 American Oystercatchers - two of which were at their nest further out, 1 Black bellied plover, 1 Snowy Egret foraging in the lagoon, several Least terns flying with fish in their beaks. Full report on Ebird. Bev Propen, Orange
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Date: 6/18/25 6:54 am From: ron serianz via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Anhinga
Now showing flying both side of bridge waite st hamden ron serianz newington
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Date: 6/17/25 4:27 pm From: Andrew Block via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Hamden Anhinga
The Anhinga seen off the Waite St. Bridge in Hamden was there after a long wait at around 415 or so. Waited from 145 until then.
Andrew
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Date: 6/17/25 4:13 pm From: Sara Zagorski via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Stilt Sandpiper
Russ Smiley found a Stilt Sandpiper this evening at the Boulder Pond at Hammonassett SP in Madison.
Sara Zagorski West Hartford
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Date: 6/17/25 12:24 pm From: Arthur Shippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Anhinga, Waite St. Bridge, Lake Whitney, Hamden
It has been seen through the day from the bridge or nearby areas.
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>> Anhinga easily viewable from Waite St., Bridge, Lake Whitney, Hamden. Between Whitney Avenue and Mather Street.
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>> North, fallen pine on right.
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Date: 6/17/25 6:44 am From: Robert Jase via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Crazy great three days in New Britain yard
Over the weekend my feeders were busier than in weeks - didn't count numbers but Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Brown Headed Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow, M. Dove, H. Sparrow, H. Finch, Red Bellied & Hairy & Downy Woodpecker, Mockingbird, Catbird, Grackle, Starling, T. titmouse, Cardinal, Robin, B. Jay, C. Wren and a fly-over by a T. Vulture (literally over the house) made for great viewing. Bob Jase
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Date: 6/17/25 6:32 am From: Arthur Shippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Anhinga, Waite St. Bridge, Lake Whitney, Hamden
Probably best to park on Coram or Gordon (closer to Whitney Ave) then walk west on Waite Street to bridge.
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> Anhinga easily viewable from Waite St., Bridge, Lake Whitney, Hamden. Between Whitney Avenue and Mather Street.
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> North, fallen pine on right.
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Date: 6/17/25 5:53 am From: Arthur Shippee via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Anhinga, Waite St., Bridge Lake Whitney, Hamden
Anhinga easily viewable from Waite St., Bridge, Lake Whitney, Hamden. Between Whitney Avenue and Mather Street.
North, fallen pine on right.
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Date: 6/16/25 11:58 am From: Michael Pohlod via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Newest Yard Bird
This morning, while enjoying strawberries on the deck, we got our 60th yard bird. An adult bald eagle flying from north to south, headed to who knows where. Unmistakable white head and tail lit by the morning sun.
Mike and Sue Pohlod Northeast Bristol
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Date: 6/13/25 10:33 am From: Laurie Doss via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Common Gallinule photographed Kent
After originally detecting the call of the Common Gallinule several weeks
ago, Kent Land Trust Intern Danni S. finally spotted the elusive bird this
morning swimming amongst the marsh vegetation in KLT’s *Skiff Mountain
South Preserve.* Danni used her binoculars and cell phone to quickly
capture a few images before it disappeared back into the marsh!
I have seen the photos. She will add them to her eBird list later tonight.
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Date: 6/13/25 10:20 am From: Laurie Doss via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Sherwood Island Purple Martins Update
Hi Tina,
The inland colonies had a delayed start due to the weather this spring but
activity is picking up now! 668 eggs just in the Kent colonies so far and
34 young! Waiting on reports from five other colonies in or near Kent.
The McKeon Farm in Ridgefield just reported another 195 eggs!
At least six pairs now breeding at the Little Pond Boardwalk at White
Memorial Conservation area.
A sub-adult male color banded at Lake Waramaug State Park last summer was
just photographed and reported from the Hop Meadow Country Club in
Simsbury, CT.
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> This year our Purple Martin colony has 35 active nests out of 36 gourds,
> almost full capacity. As of this morning we have 159 eggs and 6 brand new
> hatchlings. This is our best year ever for egg totals and nest totals. We
> have not been able to get beyond 22-24 nests in past years. Our martins
> did not use the gourds with crescent shaped openings.This past winter we
> “revised” the 12 crescent shaped openings to circular openings and removed
> the outer “porches”. This change seems to have made all the difference.
> I’m wondering how the other colonies around the state are doing this year.
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> And thank you Miley Bull for helping me start this colony with 24 gourds
> and to COA for giving the Friends of Sherwood Island grant money many years
> ago for 12 more gourds and the pole to add to the original 24 gourds that
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Date: 6/13/25 9:37 am From: Tina Green via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Sherwood Island Purple Martins Update
This year our Purple Martin colony has 35 active nests out of 36 gourds, almost full capacity. As of this morning we have 159 eggs and 6 brand new hatchlings. This is our best year ever for egg totals and nest totals. We have not been able to get beyond 22-24 nests in past years. Our martins did not use the gourds with crescent shaped openings.This past winter we “revised” the 12 crescent shaped openings to circular openings and removed the outer “porches”. This change seems to have made all the difference.
I’m wondering how the other colonies around the state are doing this year.
And thank you Miley Bull for helping me start this colony with 24 gourds and to COA for giving the Friends of Sherwood Island grant money many years ago for 12 more gourds and the pole to add to the original 24 gourds that started our journey with these amazing birds.
Tina Green
Sherwood Island SP
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Westport
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Date: 6/13/25 9:30 am From: Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Virginia Rails
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This morning seen behind Seabury Retirement Center in Bloomfield 2 Virginia Rails that crossed the trail right in front of me. They were in the Bobolink field which I thought was unusual habitat. Only 2 Bobolinks.
Paul Desjardins Windsor Locks
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Date: 6/12/25 8:52 am From: zellene via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Loon at Barkhamsted, Whippoorwill in Burlington
Loons were there last year as well on the Nepaug Reservoir. Nice walk on the dam with the roaring falls. My friend in Burlington has been hearing a Whippoorwill the last few nights. Zellene Sandler Bloomfield
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Date: 6/11/25 5:29 pm From: Bianca Beland via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Common Loon Visible From Barkhamsted Reservoir East Parking Lot
Update: it’s a Common Loon visible from Barkhamsted Reservoir, East Parking
Lot:
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> Loon (species unsure) currently visible at Barkhamsted Reservoir. I don’t
> have my telephoto camera otherwise I’d get better pics than through my
> phone and binoculars.
>
> Bianca Beland
> 860-485-5776
> New Hartford
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Date: 6/11/25 5:13 pm From: Bianca Beland via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Probable Loon (sp?) Visible From Barkhamsted Reservoir East Parking Lot
Loon (species unsure) currently visible at Barkhamsted Reservoir. I don’t
have my telephoto camera otherwise I’d get better pics than through my
phone and binoculars.
Bianca Beland
860-485-5776
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Date: 6/11/25 1:45 pm From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
6/11 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center. 9:50am-12:50PM. sunny, 75F, mid-tide, rising. Many visitors again today, some from out of state and others from Puerto Rico. I was greeted in the parking lot by a very vocal Mockingbird and Song sparrow. Our Purple Martin colony continues to be very active, with Purple Martins gathering nesting material, hawking insects and peeking out from their gourds. Our Purple martin camera is online now, so if you go to our website and search Purple Martin cam, you can see that gourd has an egg. Our Osprey chicks (3) are growing and getting feathers. The male & female are very good providers. There were about 3-4 other ospreys cruising over the marsh. On the marsh: 2 American Oystercatchers, 1 Tree swallow, 9 Mute swans, 1 Great Blue Heron, 2 Yellow crowned night herons (1 was being chased by a Common Grackle), and 9 D.C. Cormorants. On the grounds & feeders: 1 Carolina Wren, several Robins, Red Winged Blackbirds, 6 House Finches, 5 Common Grackles, 2 Mourning doves, 3 Cardinals, and House sparrows. Bev Propen, Orange
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