New Haven: One Day, Eight Birds

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Green Monk (or Quaker) Parrot (Myiopsitta monachus)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

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Connecticut Shorebirds. Sort of.

Seagulls
(Long ago I gave up identifying the seagull species.)

Seagulls Set

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Double-crested Cormorant Set

Great Egret (Ardea alba)
go to meeyauw's Photo A Day for more, larger photos

Great Egret Set

Dunlins (Calidris alpina)
go to meeyauw's Photo A Day for a fun dunlin slide show

Dunlins Set

Not a shorebird. A Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).

Northern Mockingbird Set

I thank Greg Hanisek for his gracious help identifying the dunlins, cormorants and mockingbird. Greg is a journalist and nature writer for the Waterbury (Connecticut) Republican American. He also has the most informative nature blog that I have run across at Talking Nature with Greg Hanisek. I urge you to visit him frequently. He is always discussing topics that John and I are exploring in the woods.

A Weekend in Old Saybrook Set

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