10/28 (in advance of Hurricane Sandy) Milford, Milford Point , 1:45-2:15 - 88 Black-bellied Plovers, 194 Dunlin, 5 Sanderlings, 2 Ruddy Turnstones, 120 Am. Black Ducks. Also Coast Guard rescue helicopter and boat were searching for two lost kayakers, neither of which was wearing a life-jacket! Stratford, Park Blvd., Russian Beach, 2:30-3:30 seawatch - 2 Northern Gannets, 7 Red-throated Loons, 1 Common Loon, 5 White-winged Scoters, 18 Greater Scaup, 1 Laughing Gull. The loons were flying west; the gannets and ducks were flying east. Frank Mantlik Stratford