Hi Folks I have been away from the area for a week and this was general coverage to see what has changed. The strong east winds made things a challenge, because the tender species may have been in hiding rather then gone. Milford, Milford Pt. Stratford, in general including Stratford Marina, Birdseye Boat Ramp, Frash Pond, Refuge, Airport, Long Beach, Short Beach and the seawall. The shorebirds were on the jettys at Long Beach instead of the sand bars at Milford Pt. Most of the loons were off Long Beach instead of off the seawall. At Stratford Marina there were no Yellowlegs or Yellow-crowned Night- Herons. I think the birds don’t like the lack of leaves on the trees. Last time I was there there were only 12 birds and they were sitting on the pilings and lowest branches, not in the tops. Frash Pond is getting busy and produced the first Canvasback The number of gulls, Black Ducks, and Mallards is an estimate of the total populations from Laurel Beach Milford to Long Beach. Dennis Varza Fairfield Brant 6 Gadwall 14 American Black Duck 140 Mallard 100 Surf Scoter 5 Long-tailed Duck 2 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Common Loon 13 Red-throated Loon 1 Northern Gannet 2 Double Crested Cormorant 2 Great Egret 1 Sanderling 185 Dunlin 50 Ring-billed Gull 250 Herring Gull 160 Great Black-backed Gull 15 Northern Harrier 1 American Kestrel 1 Frash Pond Canada Goose 50 Mallard 2 Canvasback 1 Bufflehead 8 Common Goldeneye 1 Hooded Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1