Downtown Milford- by bridge #04093 by gray house on lawn. It’s limping with mussel clamped on foot. Tried to catch it with a sheet & net but it does fly so goes into river. Will try one more time - but I don’t want to scare it anymore Bev Propen

Hi Bev The mussel will die and fall off once it’s out of the water for a while. I once photographed a whimbrel in the same situation in Milford. A day or two later the whimbrel was still present and the mussel was gone. Paul Paul Fusco Oxford Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 10, 2021, at 2:25 PM, Beverly Propen <bpropen@gmail.com> wrote: > > Downtown Milford- by bridge #04093 by gray house on lawn. It’s limping with mussel clamped on foot. Tried to catch it with a sheet & net but it does fly so goes into river. > Will try one more time - but I don’t want to scare it anymore > Bev Propen > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/