6/12 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center. 10am-1PM, low tide, rising, sunny, 72F. Many visitors today, some from Texas and some local visitors. Our Purple Martin colony continues to be active with a count last week of 208 Eggs. At 10:25am, the male osprey brought in a fish and both parents were feeding the chicks. Of the 3 chicks, 2 appear to be similar age but one is much smaller and seems weak. On the grounds: Mourning doves, 3 Cardinals, Red winged blackbirds, 6 House finches, Common grackles, starlings and House sparrows, 2 Tree swallows, 1 vocal Mockingbird. On the marsh: 6 Great egrets, 4 Snowy egrets and 1 Bald eagle far out. Bev Propen, Orange