Connecticut Shoreline (1 Viewer)

Wingwatcher

Well-known member

• Feb 15, 2003

• #1

My brother and I went to the shore on Valentine's Day. Milford, Connecticut was fairly productive, even though it was icy cold and windy. We came up with Great Cormorants, a Red-throated Loon, 4 White-winged Scoters, Red-breasted Mergansers, a Pied-billed Grebe, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, and Horned Larks by the dozen, on shore. While there, we also had Red-tailed Hawk, 3 immature Bald Eagles, 1 Peregrine Falcon, a Black Vulture, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk.

 

Screech

Well-known member

• Feb 25, 2003

• #2

You had some day on the Sound. Very nice sightings. That wind can be fierce coming off the water. Nice little shore town Milford, been through a few times.

 

Reader

Well-known member

• Feb 25, 2003

• #3

Obviously I don't know the area as I have never been across the pond to you but one thing is for certain, you seemed to have had one superb day. you seem to have had an amazing array of birds, or are they all common to you?

 

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peter hayes

Guest

• Feb 25, 2003

• #4

Yes, seems like a pretty good day to me. How did you rate it?

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Feb 25, 2003

• #5

Sounds like a list of multicoloured birds! We get the mergs, goldeneye, peregrine and I have seen captive buffle heads. Horned Larks do come to Britain too.

 

Paul 42

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• Feb 26, 2003

• #6

And the raptors!!!!!! I would have thought I was in Hawk heaven!

 

Wingwatcher

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• Mar 6, 2003

• #7

All the above mentioned birds are common during winter, here. The Black Vulture is a little odd in winter.