Trying again - computer changed the formatting without my knowing. Sorry about that! The Greenwich/Stamford Summer Bird Count was held this past weekend. My area covered all of Old Greenwich, Riverside and part of Stamford. Just to make the count more interesting/challenging, there was sun, rain, fog - with the cooler, wetter spring, and abnormally higher spring tides possibly affecting breeding activity. There was also a notable lack and low numbers of some species e.g. Veery, Common Yellowthroats, Vireos, Phoebes, Orchard Orioles, gulls, and terns. >From Meredith Sampson w/ Cynthia Ehlinger & Annette Cunniffe: 6/13 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 1 GREATER SCAUP, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BROWN THRASHER. 6/14 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 1 RED KNOT. Also seen/heard in our area: Cedar Waxwings - many Scarlet Tanager Common Loon Brant - 41 Laughing Gulls - 7 American Oystercatchers - 4 Spotted Sandpiper Northern Rough-wing Swallows - very good numbers Cliff Swallows - 4 (a decline from previous years) Fish Crow - 3 Eastern Kingbird Greater-crested Flycatcher - 5 Willow Flycatcher - 2 Purple Martin - 16 with 30 eggs Black-bellied Plover - 1 during count period Pine Siskins - 6 Chimney Swifts - 25 Overall, an interesting, a bit odd bird count. Meredith Sampson Old Greenwich ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Always a good call. Click now to establish your local phone service! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTHbDjLJB6f5cwH9vCGjwtJNJiSA8FKwqonKVWSZfQnQ3AiaSr6OG0/