Date: 4/2/25 1:36 pm From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
4/2 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center. 9:45am-1PM. low tide-rising, sunny, 42F. Marsh was very busy with waterfowl, etc. Female osprey was on the nest most of the morning, male on his perch, and on the nest, then flying around. Our Purple martin gourds are set up, now waiting for their arrival. Thank you to Frank, Stefan, Gilles and Tom. Viewed from inside with bins & scope: 14 Gadwall, 6 Green winged teal, about 10 American black ducks, 4 American Wigeon, 10 Bufflehead, about 150 or more Brant spread out in the marsh and on Long Island sound, 2 Canada Geese, 1 Great Egret, 2 Great blue herons, 2 Yellowlegs, 6 Red breasted mergansers. As the tide came in- the waterfowl spread out. I took a short walk with one of our visitors on the Long Island sound side and we saw 5 Piping plovers, 2 American Oystercatchers and 4 Horned larks along with many Ring billed & Herring gulls. On the grounds & feeders- 6 Song sparrows very active by the water fountain, 1 Yellow rumped warbler at the water fountain, 4 Mourning doves, 2 Northern Cardinals, numerous Grackles, a Blue Jay, House sparrows, 2 Red winged Blackbirds, 2 Chickadees, 1 WB nuthatch, 1 Titmouse, 1 Golden Crowned kinglet working the pine trees, 6 House finches and Dark eyed juncos. Bev Propen, Orange
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