5/31 Milford, Connecticut Audubon coastal center. 9:45am-1PM. sunny, 58-68F, high tide receding. Many visitors today, as well as class visits. Our purple martin colony is extremely active. I counted 26 PMs flying around our gourd nests- some popping in and out with nesting material. I believe our ospreys have hatched a chick or two. The female was on the nest most of the morning, with her head down-possibly feeding hatchlings. Male was on his perch then flew and got a fish which he shared with the female. Third osprey has been flying around the marsh from nest across the marsh. On the marsh: 18 Great egrets-far out with 4 Snowy egrets, 9 D.C. Cormorants, 3 Oystercatchers foraging as the tide receded , 2 Least Terns flying over the marsh, 10 Mute swans and a pair of Tree swallows flying over. On the grounds: 1 Northern Mockingbird, 1 Catbird, 2 Nest boxes with House sparrows, 1 Nest box with Tree swallows, 5 Robins, Mourning doves, Common Grackles, A cardinal, House finch and starlings. One Crow was sitting on top of the roof eating a baby bird :( Bev Propen, Orange