Birding Connecticut: Hi again - what can I say

Friday, September 10, 2010

Hi again - what can I say - it's been awhile.

We've been having fun getting out to find migratory birds this month - the video clip below is a panorama of New Haven Harbor taken from the Long Wharf area. I was looking for shorebirds at low tide one windy afternoon.

The birds on the mudflats and in the harbor that afternoon were:

Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Laughing Gull
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Mallard
Mute Swan
Double-crested Cormorant

Karen birding Sandy Point, West Haven

Other birds seen the last few weeks along the coast from West Haven to Stratford Point:

Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Clapper Rail
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Skimmer
Common Tern
Least Tern
Roseate Tern
plus the gulls and egrets

Non shorebirds seen along the coast from West Haven to Stratford Point:

Northern Harrier
Monk Parakeet
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Savannah Sparrow
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
House Sparrow

If I reach all the way back to the first week of August, I can add a few more birds...
A White-tailed Kite flew in from somewhere, and was first seen at Stratford Point on August 1st. We enjoyed excellent views of the bird early Saturday morning, August 7th. While watching for the Kite the previous day we found a female Orchard Oriole in tall grass - new for the Connecticut list this year.

The Kite deserves special mention because it was a FIRST EVER sighting in Connecticut. The last time it was observed in New England was in Massachusetts over 100 years ago. Needless to say this bird has attracted a lot of folks to Stratford Point - getting on the neighbor's nerves perhaps?

Okay, I'll keep going with the list, and add the bird species we've seen in our yard in and around Willington in the last three weeks of birding - adding only birds not mentioned in above locations.

Red-tailed Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Common Nighthawk
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood Pewee - at Eagleville Preserve
Willow Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Crow
Common Raven
American Robin
Veery - at Eagleville Preserve
Scarlet Tanager
Cedar Waxwing
Baltimore Oriole
Gray Catbird
Northern Cardinal
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
American Redstart
Canada Warbler - new for yard list, new for CT 2010 list
Chestnut-sided Warbler - new for yard list
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Black-throated Green Warbler
House Wren
Carolina Wren
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow

And in a field trip to the Meadows at Rocky Hill we found:
Baird's Sandpiper - probably - but not adding it to the year list
Upland Sandpiper
Killdeer

And I've seen a few additional species of warbler while at work this week:
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler

and while driving to work:
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
American Osprey
Bald Eagle

This migration period has been a lot of fun to track.
Birders who contributed to this list:

Karen Hochgraf
Susan Hochgraf
Jorge de Leon
Sebastian de Leon Aubrey

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112. Killdeer, Charadrius vocifierus (CT)
111. Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus (CT)
110. Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major (CT)
109. American Coot, Fulica americana (CT)
108. Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis (CT)
107. Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus (CT)
106, Barred Owl, Strix varia (CT)
105. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis (CT)
104. Monk Parakeet, Myopsitta monachus (CT)
103. Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus (MA)
102. Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus (CT)
101. Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula (CT)
100. Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus (CT)
99. Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (RI, CT)
98. Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis (CT)
97. Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis (CT)
96. Greater Scaup, Aythya marila (CT)
95. Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus (CT)
94. Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (CT)
93. American Wigeon, Anas americana (CT)
92. Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis (CT)
91. Sanderling, Calidris alba (CT)
90. Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima (CT)
89. Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres (CT)
88. Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola (CT)
87. Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (CT)
86. King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (CT)
85. Wood Duck, Aix sponsa (CT)
84. House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus (CT); (MA)
83. American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis (CT); (MA)
82. House Sparrow, Passer domesticus (CT); (MA)
81. Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater (CT)
80. Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus (CT);(MA)
79. Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula (CT)
78. Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis (CT); (MA)
77. White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (CT); (MA)
76. White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (MA)
75. Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia (CT); (MA)
74. Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (CT)
73. American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea (CT)
72. Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla (CT)
71. Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (CT)
70. Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (CT); (MA)
69. Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris (MA)
68. Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata (MA, CT)
67. Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens CT)
66. European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris (CT); (MA)
65. Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum (CT); (MA)
64. American Pipit, Anthus rubescens (CT)
63. Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (CT)
62. American Robin, Turdus migratorius (CT); (MA)
61. Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus (CT)
60. Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis (CT); (MA)
59. Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa (CT); (MA)
58. Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus (CT); (MA)
57. White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis (CT); (MA)
56. Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor (CT); (MA)
55. Brown Creeper, Certhia americana (CT)
54. Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla (CT);(MA)
53. Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris (CT)
52. American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos (CT);(MA)
51. Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata (CT); (MA)
50. Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius (CT)
49. Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus (CT)
48. Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus (CT); (MA)
47. Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus (CT); (MA)
46. Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens (CT); (MA)
45. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus (CT); (MA)
44. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (CT)
43. Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon (CT); (MA)
42. Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura (CT); (MA)
41. Rock Dove, Columba livia (CT) (MA)
40. Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle (MA)
39. Dovekie, Alle alle (MA)
38.Common Murre, Uria aalge (MA)
37. Razorbill, Alca torda (MA)
36. Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus (MA, CT)
35. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus (MA)
34. Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (MA)
33. Herring Gull, Larus argentatus (CT);(MA)
32. Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (CT);(MA)
31. Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (MA)
30. Dunlin, Calidris alpina (MA, CT)
29. Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo (CT)
28. Merlin, Falco columbarius (MA)
27. Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (CT)
26. Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (CT); (MA)
25. Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus (CT); (MA)
24. Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii (CT); (MA)
23. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus (CT); (MA)
22. Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura (CT)
21. Common Merganser, Mergus merganser (MA, CT)
20. Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator (MA, CT)
19. Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (MA, CT)
18. Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola (MA, CT)
17. Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (MA)
16. White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca (MA)
15. Common Eider, Somateria mollissima (MA, CT)
14. Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris (MA)
13. Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca (MA)
12. Gadwall, Anas strepera (MA, CT)
11. American Black Duck, Anas rubripes (CT);(MA)
10. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (CT);(MA)
9. Brant, Branta bernicla (MA, CT)
8. Canada Goose, Branta canadensis (CT);(MA)
7. Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (CT);(MA)
6. Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias (CT);(MA)
5. Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (MA) (RI)
4. Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus (MA)
3. Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus (MA, CT)
2. Common Loon, Gavia immer (MA, CT))
1. Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata, (MA) (CT)

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Hi again - what can I say - it's been awhile.

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