New Haven Summer Bird Count, 6/13/20

New Haven Summer Bird Count, 6/13/20

Birds from Sandy Point. 

Banded American Oystercatcher (AMOY)

Banded American Oystercatcher (AMOY

banded Black Skimmer

White-rumped Sandpiper

Eastern Willet

Great Black-backed Gull

June 2020 Milford posts

June 2020 Milford posts

White-rumped Sandpiper

Least Tern

Piping Plover

Common Tern

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Eastern Towhee

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

6/2/20 Milford Point, possible hybrid breeding plumage Calidris Sandpiper, Black Skimmers, Whimbrel

6/2/20 Milford Point, one probable breeding plumage Western Sandpiper (unusual here is spring migration),  and another probable hybrid Calidris.  Also, Black Skimmers, Whimbrel.  The ID of the Calidris Sandpiper in difficult; it seems too large overall and too ong-winged for WESA in relation to the SESAs.   If it's not WESA, perhaps White-rumped SA, but its bill seems too decurved for WRSA, and it seems to have no orange color at bill base.  It seems long-winged enough for WRSA.

probable breeding plumage hybrid Calidris with SESA

White-rumped Sandpiper, Milford Point 6/9/20

2 of 6 Black Skimmers with Ruddy Turnstone

Whimbrel

American Oystercatcher, T3

Osprey with fish

Great Black-backed Gulls

breeding plumage Spotted Sandpiper, Walker's Pond, 5/26/20

breeding plumage Spotted Sandpiper, Walker's Pond, 5/26/20

Orchard Oriole, prob first-year male

Spotted Sandpiper

Northern Water Thrush bathing, BC Night Heron toes, Walker's Pond 5/25/20

possibly Orchard Oriole first year male, Silver Sands SP, 5/26/20

Spotted Sandpiper, breeding plumage, Walker's Pond, 5/26/20

Northern Water Thrush bathing, Walker's Pond 5/25/20.  Many birds bathing in creek near Cricklewood pumping station, including a Northern Waterthrush (video)

hatchling, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Trumbull Ave

Black-crowned Night-Heron, Walker's Pond, featuring impressive toes

5/24/20. Eastern Willet, Silver Sands SP

5/24/20. Eastern Willet, Silver Sands SP.  A alternate plumage (breeding plumage) Eastern Willet on a power line at a very crowded Silver Sands:

Walker's Pond, May 2020. Least Flycatcher, Thrushes

Walker's Pond, May 2020.  5/17/ Bay-Breasted Warbler; Least Flycatcher on 5/15 and 5/16.  Thrushes joining Warblers 5/14-5/16/

Bay-breasted Warbler, Walker's Pond, 5/17/20

Least Flycatcher, 5/16/20

Thrush, 5/14/20

Veery, 5/15/20

Swainson's Thrush 5/15/20

Spotted Sandpiper, 5/16/20, Eisenhower Park

Spotted Sandpiper, 5/16/20, Eisenhower Park

Least Flycatcher, Walker's Pond, 5/16/20