4/13 Low tide. Sunny, 45-50F Very active on the marsh and grounds today. 4 ospreys total. 2 on the nest, and 2 circling. Female osprey this year is extremely dark brown. At 10:30 the male osprey was eating a fish on the ground under the nest. and at 11:55, another osprey eating a fish. 2 Great Egrets. 2 Snowy egrets, 14 Black ducks, 16 Mute swans, 75+ Green winged teals (conservative estimate), 2 Mallards, Gadwalls far out, 6 Canada Geese, 100+ "peeps" flew around, but i couldn't identify since they were far out and flying, 2 Yellowlegs (Greater, I think). 1 Purple Martin in the gourds, while numerous house sparrows flitted in and out. Common Grackles, Mourning doves( 1 was collecting twigs), two juvenile mourning doves that just flew out of the nest in our rafters, Red winged blackbirds singing, 4 American Crows, 1 Red bellied woodpecker, 1 Song sparrow, 1 white throated sparrow, 1 House finch (male), 1 Tree swallow flying over, 1 Starling, numerous Robins and 1 Chickadee. Bev Propen, Orange