5/18 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 9:45am-1PM. low tide, rising, windy, sunny, 65-69F. The Center was busy with school visits today. Heartwarming to see how engaged these young kids are with environmental issues and the birds. The children were mesmerized as they watched a robin bathing. One student found a skeleton of a bird head and neck on the beach (possibly a Great Blue Heron or Great Egrets)- which some other students were busily drawing. On the grounds: Common Grackles, 2 Cardinals, 4 House sparrows, 2 Mourning doves, Robins, 1 Song sparrow, 1 Carolina Wren, a Catbird, 2 Crows getting chased by a Grackle. On the marsh: Probably the same Canada Goose as last week, in similar location at edge of marsh, eating, foraging and walking, but not flying. Sadly, the Right wing is droopy- I suspect an injured or broken wing. 3 Ospreys on the marsh. One osprey flying in area. Our male was on the ground under the nest most of the morning while the female was on nest; then at 11:40am the male gave her a break and went onto the nest, and she went onto the ground-preening. I did not see any fish being delivered. Also on the marsh- 3 Great Egrets, 2 Mallards, 1 black duck, 8 Black bellied plovers flew by, 7 Semipalmated Plovers and about 6 Semipalmated sandpipers, 16 Mute swans. As the tide came in- Brant were everywhere. I estimated 500. Purple Martin colony is active with 18 flying around and in nest gourds. Lots of human visitors as well. Bev Propen, Orange