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First dove I have heard calling of the year. Good to know spring is closer.



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My juncos have learned to use the feeder - a Droll Yankee tube - for

several years.



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> So I have had numerous dark eyed juncos hanging out. Until this winter,

> they have been feeding off the ground which is their normal behavior. In

> the last month or so, I have noticed their behavior changing.  They have

> been perching on my bird feeder poles, and even going into my caged bird

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> appreciate any input.

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The Iceland gull continues in Norwich harbor/boat launch..  seen at 1:55 pm.

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Long Beach, Stratford.    On beach 50 yards before end of parking lot. 2nd cycle full.







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Took a 5 mile hike in the Preserve in Old Saybrook this morning. Fairly quiet but I did find some birds - Highlight was a mixed flock of Goldfinch and Common Redpoll along with a couple of very vocal/drumming Pileated Woodpeckers.

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Feb 18, 2019 8:44 AM - 11:44 AM

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5.0 mile(s)

Comments:  Walked the blue, green and red trail loop. 32 degrees, calm with mist, sleet and light snow

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Canada Goose 2

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 2

Downy Woodpecker 1

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Pileated Woodpecker 3  Drumming and calling

Blue Jay 1

Common Raven 1

Tufted Titmouse 7

White-breasted Nuthatch 3

Common Redpoll 7

American Goldfinch 15

Red-winged Blackbird 1



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The Red Knot was feeding with 3 Ruddy Turnstones on Pebble Beach at Meig™s Point today at 1:15PM.  I viewed it from the area where the path has collapsed by the old trail right next to the parking lot.



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Watertown

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So I have had numerous dark eyed juncos hanging out. Until this winter, they have been feeding off the ground which is their normal behavior. In the last month or so, I have noticed their behavior changing.  They have been perching on my bird feeder poles, and even going into my caged bird feeder to eat. I didn™t think juncos ate directly from the feeders. Would appreciate any input.



Monica Nichols

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Had first of the year Red-winged Blackbirds near feeders this am. 3 males, 1 female.  Also FOY Cowbirds.

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Westport- Sherwood Island SP- 2 Killdeer on center isle of the model airplane field parking area, 4 American Pipits just northeast of the East Beach bathhouse feeding on the gras



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I spotted a Barred owl last night around9:30pm in the Ridgewood section of Waterford (Alewife Cove area). He was on the ground...I think his prey got away. Looked healthy and flew away as I tried to get closer for a photo.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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My neighbors and I have also noted a drop off birds at ourfeeders in Clinton. The flocks havedropped off or become non-existent.Feeders that needed filling daily, now can go 2/3 days or more.







We have also noticed more hawk and owl sightings. Perhaps, the influx of Barred Owls has lead toa shortage of rodents, forcing these birds to hunt more at the localbird feeder. What do you think?



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 I noticed the same thing at my feeders. Nothing at all has changed. Just

starting to see more activity at the feeders with nuthatches and downy

woodpeckers. Wondering if the warmer winter has the insects providing

enough of a food source.



Donna Lorello

Branford



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> After about 25 years of very steady activity at my backyard feeders, I™ve

> had about a 70 percent decline this winter of all the usual woodpeckers,

> finches, titmice, nuthatches, etc. Nothing has changed about the feeders or

> the suet, sunflower seed and thistle I put out, and nothing has changed in

> my backyard or nearbly yards. Any thoughts as to why this would be?

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Emily Rose and I had a nice sampling of ducks today. Highlights for us were green wing teal at Birdseye Ramp Stratford and Northern pintail at Shell Beach Guilford.

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Rocky Neck St Pk:30+ Horned Grebes offshore.In marsh area: 2 Green-winged Teal, 20+ Gadwall, 7 Great Blue Herons sleeping together in a row (I first thought they were tree stumps), Hooded Merganser, Black Duck, Mallard.

Harkness Memorial St Pk:12+ American Wigeon in marsh channels. Nothing out of the expected offshore (Brant, Black Duck, Surf Scoter, Common Loon, Horned Grebe).

Ocean Beach Park:Southwest offshore rocks-drake and hen King Eider continue, but weren't associating with each other. 40+ Common Eider, 4 Purple Sandpiper, 12+ Black Scoter, Brant.

Pequot Avenue seawall:2 Razorbill near Ledge Lighthouse. A few Common Loon, 1 Red-throated Loon.



Hammonassett St Pk:Meigs Point/Moraine Trail- Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling. No Red Knot.Meigs Point Nature Center parking lot-Lapland Longspur continues with 20+ Horned Lark.



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2/17  8:45am  Woodbridge Community Gardens,

Nancy Clark and I did some birding in the gardens this morning.  Highlights

were a Cooper's hawk flyover, pair of Hairy Woodpeckers working their way

on a tree, and a pair of Eastern Bluebirds sitting on top of a nest box at

far end of the open meadow area.

Also seen were 2 White throated sparrows, Goldfinches, 2 Song sparrows,

Juncos, 1 male House finch singing his little heart out,  3 Blue jays, and

Northern cardinal singing.

After we drove over to Ansonia nature center,  Also 1 Eastern Bluebird

there, plus 1 White breasted nuthatch, 2 Cardinals, 6 Goldfinches, 7

Chickadees, 1 House finch, 2 Downy woodpeckers, Titmice, juncos and a Red

bellied woodpecker.

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We also had 4 black vultures in our yard today. They have been coming on a regular basis in the winter for 8 years. It is always the mated male and female and the current youngster. The current year's baby has some what of of mohawk look with its feathers on the top of its head. It also sticks it mouth into each of the parent's mouth begging for food, or makes a woof, call. They often hang out at the back of our white house in a nook of the kitchen garden where they are out of the wind and the sun reflects off the siding to warm up this spot. Have cell phone photos of them from today if anyone wants them send me your email. This year they appear for the first time to have two current babies. I have seen them feed both of them. They usually mate the 3rd week of March and then dump the youngsters. They only come to the house a few more times without them and then I don't see them until the next snowfall.



Carol Lemmon



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This morning I looked out my living room window and noticed 4 Black Vultures. No real big deal, but what makes this interesting is this is the third time in town that I have seen what I assume to be the same 4 individuals. The other dates were December 4, 2018 and February 6. The saying  birds of a feather stick together seems to apply in this case. Just found it interesting.



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02/17/19 - West Rock Ridge & Konold™s Pond. Woodbridge (observations from the ridge top, 1:45-3:45 PM) ” Common Raven (2). The resident pair (both present) has begun forming the nest bowl on an inaccessible rock ledge, using Eastern Redcedar and Grape Vine bark peelings.  The bowl is partially complete in the center of a nest that at present is still somewhat skimpy on large- and medium-sized sticks.  More work to be done before egg-laying begins, late February to early March.  Also present at Konold™s Pond:  2 Bald Eagles (a 2nd year bird and a full adult).  The immature eagle was feeding on the ice (blood evident but prey item not seen - probably a duck killed by a peregrine), lifted off, and was met in the air over the pond by the adult, which pushed the immature out of the area and to the north toward Lake Dawson.  Estimated 200 Ring-necked Ducks, Northern Pintail (1 drake), Wood Duck (5), Mallard and American Black Duck (combined 90), Hooded Merganser (2); Canada Goose (20+), Mute Swan (2), Great Blue Heron (1), Peregrine Falcon (2, the tiercel, and the female with a very full crop - studied on her perch for 20 minutes.  May be a new female to the ridge).



Steve Broker

Cheshire

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Wethersfield Meadows, 2/17/19, 4:30 PM, the 3 Tundra Swans were there the whole time in the usual spot.  Only a few hundred Canada Geese were present when we arrived, but as we waited they started streaming down the river and into view.  Eventually I spotted the Greater White-Fronted Goose but it got mixed up pretty quickly with the Canadas and I did not relocate it. Several thousand geese were present, but many hundreds had taken off and left.



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Out in the marshes off of Ferry Rd in Old Lyme were hundreds of ducks including Black, Mallard, Common Mergansers, Northern Pintails and Wood Ducks.

Jim SherwonitOld Saybrook

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   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "[email protected]" Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2019, 3:25:03 PM ESTSubject: eBird Report - Whalebone creek - 84“100 Ferry Rd, Old Lyme US-CT (41.4201,-72.4164), Feb 17, 2019

 Whalebone creek - 84“100 Ferry Rd, Old Lyme US-CT (41.4201,-72.4164), New London, Connecticut, US

Feb 17, 2019 1:39 PM - 2:14 PM

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12 species



Canada Goose 35

Mute Swan 2

Wood Duck 7

Mallard 65

American Black Duck 55

Northern Pintail 10

Hooded Merganser 9

Common Merganser 25

American Crow 1

Tufted Titmouse 1

Carolina Wren 2

Eastern Bluebird 2



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This morning I looked out my living room window and noticed 4 Black Vultures. No real big deal, but what makes this interesting is this is the third time in town that I have seen what I assume to be the same 4 individuals. The other dates were December 4, 2018 and February 6. The saying  birds of a feather stick together seems to apply in this case. Just found it interesting.



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4 pm, Wethersfield Meadows, Carol & Gary Lemmon



3 Tundra Swans visible from 2nd Lane and Elm St intersection. Best looks are with a scope as they are up river a ways. About 12 Common Mergs, 30 or so Black Ducks,110 Canada Geese on river.  Also more than 300 crows roosting in trees on Elm near 2nd Ln.





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Out in the marshes off of Ferry Rd in Old Lyme were hundreds of ducks including Black, Mallard, Common Mergansers, Northern Pintails and Wood Ducks.

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 Whalebone creek - 84“100 Ferry Rd, Old Lyme US-CT (41.4201,-72.4164), New London, Connecticut, US

Feb 17, 2019 1:39 PM - 2:14 PM

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Canada Goose 35

Mute Swan 2

Wood Duck 7

Mallard 65

American Black Duck 55

Northern Pintail 10

Hooded Merganser 9

Common Merganser 25

American Crow 1

Tufted Titmouse 1

Carolina Wren 2

Eastern Bluebird 2



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80+ minute hike along the western West Block (N on red trail, S on Red/White Trail) for approximately 6k, and NO Birds, save 1 lone overhead Turkey Vulture. Hairy Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, WB Nuthatches, Jays, Ravens, and the like are relatively noisy, even amidst all the crunching of the icy snow underfoot. But the inland woods were a barren, food-less deciduous desert today.



I've posted several eBird reports with the dreaded Red Warning (fewer than 5 taxa) lately.



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Here with several other birders. We have not seen it.



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There appears to be an influx of Horned Grebes in SE CT.   I stopped at 4 spots in Stonington this morning and had double digit counts at each location. At the top was Enders Island with 38 grebes.



Also of interest, there is a large flock of presumed Common Eider  southeast of Enders. My estimate is around 2500 birds.



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I just came back from spending 1.5 hours there and went to the two spots it has been seen the past few days with no luck. Sanderlings, brant, various gulls, mallard, Black duck, mergansers and a red tailed hawk were around but no red knot.



But an added bonus that made the trip down there worth it was seeing four seals playing on the rocks off Miegs Point.



I then went to Rocky Neck State Park and saw some bluebirds but not a lot of other activity.



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Mystic





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Anyone see if red knot is still at hammo today ?



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9:15 am 2/17.  Looking right from Glastonbury Riverfront Park Boat Launch (252 Welles Street) 14 Pintails, 1 Long Tailed Duck.



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Present again off of elm Street. No pintails, snow goose, greater

white-fronted goose, cackling goose.



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Westport-Sherwood Island SP- on the east side of the large circle after the entrance- 4 American Pipits feeding



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Westport

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New York Times:  After DDT had wiped the bird out on the East Coast, he led the effort to bring it back. It was eventually removed from the federal endangered species list.



Tom Cade, a Savior of the Peregrine Falcon, Dies at 91

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Yes- our titmice & cardinals are also singing. :)

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Our second roadkill opossum has attracted our resident Red-shouldered Hawk

as well as a Turkey Vulture and a Red-tailed Hawk in the past week.



The carcass (reduced to skull, legs, tail and hide) brought in a new RS Hawk

this afternoon.  Our resident RS flew in to perch in woods nearby and

eventually joined the new RS at the carcass. One mantled over the carcass

while it fed. Within minutes a third RS Hawk flew in and usurped the other

two! They flew up to perches in witch-hazel above the carcass and eventually

left the area.



Meanwhile, our four crazy turkey hens walked into yard and picked through

fallen seed under feeders within yards of the action.







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For anyone checking the CT River in Wethersfield Sunday for the 3 Tundra Swans, they were in their much-reported spot on the river just north of the intersection of Elm Street and 2nd Lane in the Wethersfield Meadows on Saturday.  Also, at 4 pm Saturday a moderate-sized flock of Canada Geese flew into the same spot.  That flock included a Greater White-fronted Goose (possibly same one I saw on Feb. 2 a short distance downriver), a Snow Goose, and 6 Northern Pintails.



Steve Kotchko

Wethersfield, CT



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I just had a call from Frank Gallo. He just left the (usual?) spot in Wethersfield (2nd Ave?) where he had the Tundra Swans. Also there, an adult Greater White-fronted Goose, 1 Snow Goose, 1 Cackling Goose. Finding the Cackling Goose was quite a challenge because he estimated 750 Canada Geese were there too.

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Still present at Southbury River Rd a little after 3



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Northwest Park Manchester from observation deck with 2000 CAGO.







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Male Common Goldeneye hanging out with some Hooded Mergansers in Housatonic River off of Skiff Mountain Road between Kent School™s Crew House and tennis courts.



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Over 60 RING-NECKED DUCKS (only 3 females) at south end of Lake Quonnipaug,

North Guilford at noon today. Visible from Lake Drive.







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Resident Pileated Woodpecker drumming furiously. Also, despite full snow cover, titmice and cardinal starting to sing.Angela Dimmitt. New Milford

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To clarify, the knot is in the rocks at the beginning of the moraine trail at the shell beach area.



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> Madison-Hammonasset Beach SP- from shell beach going towards the end of the Moraine Trail but not easy to pick out- Red Knot found earlier by Nick Bonomo- bird was roosting among the rocks with Dunlin and Turnstones and is still there somewhere but all the birds flew up and returned to shore and are tucked in and on top of the rocks. A higher tide would be helpful to refind it.

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Madison-Hammonasset Beach SP- from shell beach going towards the end of the Moraine Trail but not easy to pick out- Red Knot found earlier by Nick Bonomo- bird was roosting among the rocks with Dunlin and Turnstones and is still there somewhere but all the birds flew up and returned to shore and are tucked in and on top of the rocks. A higher tide would be helpful to refind it.



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10 AM - 2 male/1 female Redheads roosting on Lake Zoar with Canadas, seen from River Road just south of Mitchell's Farm.Angela Dimmitt, New Milford

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143 Murphy RD, circling behind All Waste, with Paul D. and 2 other birders.







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15 Common Redpolls continue at West Thompson lake in Thompson. Birds are at

the first stream crossing feeding very quietly and difficult to detect at

times, often on the ground in the wet brushy area. Counted in flight.



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Tundra swans continue in Wethersfield   A pair of Pintails and some other ducks with them



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I™m experiencing the same reduction of birds to our feeders this winter as

well. Nothing has changed and in addition one of our neighbor™s who fed

birds as well, are absent this winter. I thought I™d be really going

through seed, but not at all



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Canaan, CT

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The 3 Tundra Swans were present at the same location as previously

reported. Also, no luck with the Snow Goose at the Glastonbury Boat Ramp.

The Tundra Swans were a new lifer for me! #209!

Tony Belejack

Wallingford

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I had an unusual-looking visitor to the yard this morning obvious junco but with blurry white streaks on its head, blurry white collar around back of neck, white patch on right wing feathers, and white eye rings. Hopping around with other juncos.

I see that leucistic juncos aren™t all that uncommon but nevertheless a strange and interesting sight to behold!

Cathy Smith

Wilton

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West Thompson lake. Previous mentioned count of at least a dozen should be a count of ten. Some Purple Finches were mixed in with them.

Mark Danforth

Tolland, Ct.



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Glaucous is sleeping above bay 5. Iceland is around as well. 143 Murphy

Ave.



Justin Lawson

Southbridge, Massachusetts

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On Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 3:05 PM Peter Grose via CTBirds <

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> Five species of gulls just observed behind 143 Murphy Rd (All Waste),

> Hartford.  Iceland and Glaucous both on roof of transfer station; at middle

> and right sides respectively.  Scope recommended to stay away from

> industrial activity.  Thanks, David for you earlier post.

>

> Peter Grose

> Coventry

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