A lovely but relatively quiet evening at Sandy Point with the regular breeding birds around (no chicks though). A Saltmarsh Sparrow was fairly showy in nice light. The highlight was an adult Black Skimmer skimming just offshore heading toward the West Haven Boat Ramp. Ebird list below. Gina Nichol Branford, CT Sandy Point, New Haven, Connecticut, US Jun 26, 2017 6:50 PM - 8:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.4 mile(s) Comments: Birding on the lagoon side, tide going out. 22 species American Black Duck 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Egret 4 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 Osprey 2 American Oystercatcher 3 Willet 8 Laughing Gull 1 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Black Skimmer 1 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 1 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Saltmarsh Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 American Goldfinch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37823875 Gina Beebe Nichol Sunrise Birding LLC Worldwide Bird Watching Tours & Wildlife Safaris PO Box 274, Cos Cob, CT 06807 gina@sunrisebirding.com www.sunrisebirding.com USA 203.453.6724