Date: 6/10/26 12:36 pm From: Beverly Propen via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Coastal Center
Milford, 6/10/2026. Overcast, 73-78F, high tide-receding. Busy as usual with class visits and other visitors. Many Purple Martins flying around and several in gourds. Many have nests and some have eggs. 4 Rabbits hopping around. On the marsh: 3 D.C. Cormorants, 2 Least terns, 2 Snowy egrets, 3 Great egrets, 3 Herring gulls, 1 Great blue heron, 2 yellow crowned night herons. Our osprey pair have 4 chicks (last one hatched is noticeably smaller than the first 3.) Male brings in a fish around 11:45am and female proceeds to feed all chicks. Two other ospreys from nest across the marsh , flying around. On the grounds & feeders: 4 Catbirds, 4 Mourning doves, 1 mockingbird, 3 Cardinals, 2 Blue Jays, 1 House wren, 5 Robins, 2 Cowbirds, 5 Common grackles, Starlings, House sparrows, House finches, 2 Song sparrows, 2 Fish crows, 3 American crows and a pair of mallards walking around the property, and then at the water fountain. Camp starts next week, so the building will be closed to visitors during the week. Grounds will be open. Bev Propen, Orange
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