From Frank Mantlik 7/9 Milford Point - while scoping through the terns on the nesting sandbar now at high tide, I looked up to see a ROYAL TERN flying west over the colony. It continued across the river and I think it landed among some gulls at crowded Short Beach, Stratford. Heading there soon. Mil Pt also has 78 Common Terns, 100's Least Terns, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper, and the usual. Sent from my iPhone

From Frank Mantlik 7/9 Stratford, Short Beach - 2 Brant, 1 Laughing Gull, 1 Peregrine Falcon; but no sign of the Royal Tern. I'm hearing thunder and seeing a dark cloud to the north now. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Frank Mantlik <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > From Frank Mantlik > 7/9 Milford Point - while scoping through the terns on the nesting sandbar now at high tide, I looked up to see a ROYAL TERN flying west over the colony. It continued across the river and I think it landed among some gulls at crowded Short Beach, Stratford. Heading there soon. > Mil Pt also has 78 Common Terns, 100's Least Terns, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper, and the usual. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

LATE REPORT from Friday, July 5 Four or more ROYAL TERN at the Old Saybrook breakwaters, about 10AM. Lots of Peanut Bunker present. ----- Original Message -----