Conneaut Harbor yesterday held 2 Baird's Sandpipers and a Red Knot - Gary Meszaros . Regional RBAs have been reporting a new influx of gulls into the Great Lakes including a couple of Sabine's Gulls. At Conneaut Harbor yesterday John Pogacnik obtained a fine shot of another early Lesser Black-backed Gull . Select the image for a much larger view. Holding a digital camera up to a 50x Kowa, Tom Bartlett obtained this photodocumentation that morning.
Songbird migration is in full swing.
Many warbler species have been reported including several Connecticuts . One gets the sense that the fall songbird flight is about a week ahead of where it has been in recent years.