Say’s Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)! There is not much more to say about this Say’s other than the fact it was found today by Jeremy Nance with Brenda Inskeep (thank you!) at the Aspetuck Land Trust’s Trout Brook Valley Preserve in Easton/Weston, Connecticut. This is the likely third record for the state, the first being historic and the second being on private and inaccessible property, making this the first bird that birders could “chase” and see for themselves. I am a member of the Aspetuck Land Trust’s Land Management Committee, and this mega rarity comes as...
Read MoreRoss’s Goose
This Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii) was a pleasure to see today at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut after being discovered by Stefan Martin and Danny Williams. There have only been a handful of records for the species in the state. Don’t worry, it didn’t fly away – it was only stretching those wings! Ross’s Geese winter in the southwestern or far western U.S. and breed in the arctic. Presumably this bird was on the way north before being swept our way on the winds from the latest cold front. They have been seen more frequently, albeit still very rarely, on...
Read MoreWinter Bird Forecast #3 – Heading Our Way?
Snowy Owls, Rough-legged Hawks, the Townsend’s Solitaire and other western vagrants, winter finches and other winter birds featured in the latest Winter Bird Forecast from Audubon Connecticut and RTPI. Check it out here!
Read MoreWinter Bird Forecast #2 – Wonderful Waterfowl
The second Winter Bird Forecast of the 2015-2016 season from Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is up at WXedge.com, focusing on a true regional and national rarity. This Pink-footed Goose was found in Connecticut on Friday, one of many wonderful waterfowl species now entering the Northeast. Read on here!
Read MoreWinter Bird Forecast #1 – Western Invasion!
The first Winter Bird Forecast of the 2015-2016 season from Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is up at WXedge.com and focuses on a western invasion of birds including the massive Franklin’s Gull incursion across the Northeast. See more here!
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