6/19 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 12:43-1:55pm. mid-tide receding by marsh; low tide by LIS. 86F, light breeze, sunny. Our building will be closed to the public Monday -Friday because our summer camp program has begun. Grounds will be open. A brief view of the marsh: 5 Mute swans-including 3 or 4 cygnets, Purple martins frequenting the gourds, Mourning doves, Common Grackles, 4 Oystercatchers on mudflat in marsh and our Ospreys with 3 chicks on the nest. A short walk by the lagoon and sandbar: 1 Yellow crowned night heron, 1 Great egret, 1 Snowy egret, Oystercatchers flew over with 2 nesting,2 American Crows flew over, about 8 Piping plovers and 3 chicks, 4 least Terns , and very vocal Laughing gulls. A horseshoe crab was excavating and creating a nest and laying eggs. Full report on Ebird. Bev Propen, Orange