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Chaffinch Island Park

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Daisy
Thu, May 28, 2015 5:53 PM

I don't hear of anyone birding this location. What a gem!! Chaffinch Island is in Guilford and easy to get to. I didn't have much time here but I was pleasantly surprised and the birds I did see.

Chaffinch island:

20 Ruddy turnstone
10 Common terns
2 Willet
2 Osprey
House finch
10 Great BB gull
Bald eagle
Snowy egret

The osprey was eating a fish in a tree and then left it to chase off a bald eagle. The eagle eventually caught its own fish and settled on nearby rocks... and then was harassed by gulls, lol.
I'd love to hear from any birders who visit! It's not far from Hammo at all.
~Daisy Echevarria
Groton, CT

I don't hear of anyone birding this location. What a gem!! Chaffinch Island is in Guilford and easy to get to. I didn't have much time here but I was pleasantly surprised and the birds I did see. Chaffinch island: 20 Ruddy turnstone 10 Common terns 2 Willet 2 Osprey House finch 10 Great BB gull Bald eagle Snowy egret The osprey was eating a fish in a tree and then left it to chase off a bald eagle. The eagle eventually caught its own fish and settled on nearby rocks... and then was harassed by gulls, lol. I'd love to hear from any birders who visit! It's not far from Hammo at all. ~Daisy Echevarria Groton, CT