9/10 Milford, Connecticut Audubon coastal center, 10am-1PM. mid-tide rising, 70F, overcast. Lots of activity at the coastal center today. There was a "naturalist class" with a bird walk , Channel 30 recording some migration videos, several visitors. We had a couple visiting from Malta (visiting a friend in Milford who recommended they visit us). They are traveling around the world in their boat- so we chatted about the birds they have seen and what they can expect to see here. On the marsh: 7 Snowy egrets, 4 Great egrets, 1 Great blue heron, 5 Oystercatchers, 15 D.C. Cormorants perched further out, 3 American Black ducks, numerous gulls, and many "peeps" flying around the marsh. 3 Ospreys continue in the area- 1 sitting on the perch next to the nest platform. 1 Common Loon in the lagoon. On the grounds & feeders: 2 Northern Cardinals, 4 House finches, 1 Northern flicker, several house sparrows and 6 Mourning doves. Bev Propen, Orange