On Mon, 3 Mar 97 13:19:20 -0800 donb at rational.com (Don Baccus) writes:
>>Connecticut is a tough state to bird, as the areas for best birding
>>are pretty spread out,
>
>Connecticut? Spread out? On foot maybe! :) :)
>
>Sorry, having grown up in the West and being used to doing things
>like driving 350 miles to photograph sage grouse on a short weekend
>kinda makes one look at Connecticut as being not exactly overwhelmingly
>large...

Of course, you're right. Connecticut is the third-largest state, and
according to Blake Maybank, is a very difficult place in which to find a
lot of birds. Although it's 4 times larger than Rhode Island, our
official bird list contains 8 species fewer. Also, we really don't have
an "ocean view," but our coast looks out on Long Island Sound, so we
don't see very many pelagic birds from shore. On stormy nor'easter days,
you can sometimes see pelagic birds from certain areas on the eastern
coast.

Anyway, the one of the best places for spring warblers is River Road in
Kent (extreme NW corner of CT), and the other best place is Bluff Point
in Groton (extreme SE corner of the state). So, some days it seems like
you're forever on the road. Doing a "Big Day" here involves a lot of
traveling and even more luck!

Cathi Pelletier, Waterbury, CT Heronwing at juno.com
Fall Twilight
The drab, dingy wren
Huddles - bedraggled, drooping,
Rain drips from feathers