Spring Sightings

If you have any sightings that you would like to share, you can post them here. You can post any bird or mammal sighting that you think might be of interest. Include your name, the species, date of sighting , and location it was seen. Add it to comments or e-mail it to: lvn600@hotmail.com and I will post it for you. If it is something uncommon or rare, it should be reported here as well: CT. Rare Bird Report

From Larry:

3/21/07-Portland Fairgrounds (skating pond)-I wanted to make note that the little pond is starting to load up -I noticed several WOOD DUCKS, GREAT BLUE HERON, MALLARDS, CANADA GEESE and a NORTHERN HARRIER flying around. Keep your eyes open for Wigeon, Teal, and Snipe which showed up here last year around this time.

3/24/07-Great Hill Pond, Portland-20 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS.

3/25/07-Middletown CT.-Spiderweed Perserve-RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS,PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN PHOEBE.

3/31/07-Meriden, Guifrida Park-4-GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS.

4/7/07-Portland,Riverfront Park-1-BROWN CREEPER,(gleaning insects from trees behind pump station). 6-WILSON'S SNIPE & 4- KILLDEER (field across from pumping station).

4/8/07-Portland, Fairgrounds-40+WILSON'S SNIPE, 1-GREATER YELLOWLEGS. Wangunk Meadows-1-NORTHERN HARRIER-hunting in the large field with tower.

-Portland,Riverfront Park-2 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1-EASTERN TOWHEE

4/13/07-East Haddam, Machimoudus Park-AMERICAN KESTREL.

Portland-field across from St. Clements on 66-A FISHER CAT!

4/15/07-WILSON'S SNIPE continue at Portland Fairgrounds in good numbers.

4/18/07-(E-mail sent to me)-Larry,
Three Mile Course Rd in Guilford at the Spencer Creek Preserve I spotted about 70 Glossy Ibis monday morning after the storm. Also have at least one pair of mallards with 4 eggs on one of my floating platforms on the Quarry!!
-Bob

4/21/07-Hebron/Amston, Airline rail trail-15+YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 15+ palm warblers,4 pine warblers, 4 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 1-EASTERN TOWHEE.

4/26/07-From David Lowe: -Just wanted to report a FISHER CAT sighting in Storrs Mansfield, CT, just before dark yesterday evening 4/26/07, in woods behind our home in a neighborhood adjacent to the University of Connecticut campus, west of the Mansfield Community Center and north of Moss Preserve (to the south across S. Eagleville Rd.).

4/29/07-Portland, Old Marlboro Turnpike power lines-6 EASTERN TOWHEE.

Portland Reservoir-BALTIMORE ORIOLE, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLERS.

Riverfront Trail-7-BLUE-WINGED TEAL(In flooded field), BLACK-AND WHITE WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER.

4/30/07-Portland-Riverfront Trail-At far end of flooded field-7 BLUE-WINGED TEAL

5/2/07-Portland Fairgrounds-8-GREATER YELLOWLEGS.