We had a wonderful outing to the New Canaan Nature Center, where we saw many Baltimore Orioles and "the usual suspects," like Red=winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Song Sparrows, and Tufted Titmice. More interestingly (at least for us) there were MANY Northern Flickers - saw at least 5 at one time in a tree near the butterfly garden. Also saw a Pileated Woodpecker fly in to a tall, dead tree and we could hear him calling much of the afternoon. In the marsh there were 2 male Common Yellowthroats, an Eastern Kingbird, a White-throated Sparrow, a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, and a Black-and-White Warbler. Towards dusk we moved to Grupes Reservoir and John D. Milne Lake, where we saw a Double-Crested Cormorant, a pair of Ring-Necked Ducks (they have been there consistently for a couple of weeks), Barn and Tree Swallows in numbers, and a Wood Duck drake. At Kents Pond in Wilton we saw an Osprey overhead, and an American Redststart and a Warbling Vireo by the feeder stream on Linden Tree Rd. Our last stop was the pond on St. Luke's School campus in New Canaan, where we spotted a Solitary Sandpiper, enjoying the larvae in the shallow muddy water on the edge of the pond. Jane Nicklin Olsen Fifth Grade Teacher St. Luke's School 377 N. Wilton Rd. New Canaan, CT. 203-801-4905 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and any attachments and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized.