6/11 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center. 9:50am-12:50PM. sunny, 75F, mid-tide, rising. Many visitors again today, some from out of state and others from Puerto Rico. I was greeted in the parking lot by a very vocal Mockingbird and Song sparrow. Our Purple Martin colony continues to be very active, with Purple Martins gathering nesting material, hawking insects and peeking out from their gourds. Our Purple martin camera is online now, so if you go to our website and search Purple Martin cam, you can see that gourd has an egg. Our Osprey chicks (3) are growing and getting feathers. The male & female are very good providers. There were about 3-4 other ospreys cruising over the marsh. On the marsh: 2 American Oystercatchers, 1 Tree swallow, 9 Mute swans, 1 Great Blue Heron, 2 Yellow crowned night herons (1 was being chased by a Common Grackle), and 9 D.C. Cormorants. On the grounds & feeders: 1 Carolina Wren, several Robins, Red Winged Blackbirds, 6 House Finches, 5 Common Grackles, 2 Mourning doves, 3 Cardinals, and House sparrows. Bev Propen, Orange