[CT Birds] Milford Point , 3/20/08

[Ken Elkins]

Surprisingly in these strong winds, I found my first 2 Tree Swallows of the season flying over the marsh this morning.  The winds kept the rest of the songbirds away from the feeder station.  There are 6 Northern Pintails still, and 1 male Ring-necked duck was a first for me here at Milford Point.  I didn't venture out to the sandbars, so my eBird report is lacking any Piping Plovers or Oystercatchers that arrived this week.


>From Ken Elkins
3/20 - Milford, Milford Point -- 6 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 2 TREE SWALLOWS


Location:     Milford Point
Observation date:     3/20/08
Number of species:     44

Mute Swan     8
Gadwall     55
American Wigeon     25
American Black Duck     50
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)     2
Mallard     10
Northern Pintail     6
Green-winged Teal     175
Canvasback     44
Ring-necked Duck     1
Bufflehead     18
Hooded Merganser     2
Red-breasted Merganser     12
Turkey Vulture     1
Northern Harrier     2
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Clapper Rail     1
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull     X
Great Black-backed Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     12
Monk Parakeet     16
Downy Woodpecker     1
American Crow     12
Fish Crow     2
Tree Swallow     2
Black-capped Chickadee     3
Carolina Wren     4
American Robin     12
Northern Mockingbird     4
European Starling     8
American Tree Sparrow     8
Song Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     12
Common Grackle     4
House Finch     6
Common Redpoll     2
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     12

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Good birding,
Ken Elkins
Milford, CT