Yesterday while at the beach at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, we watched hundreds of tree swallows fly off over the sound. They directed out gaze out towards Faulkner’s Island where off in the distance we watched a pod of about 25 Bottlenose Dolphins feeding on menhaden. My first time seeing them in the Sound! 154 Princess Drive Madison, CT, 06443 203 421 5848 Website: mdigiorgio.com

Michael, Thank you for reporting this, DOLPHINS in long island sound (LIS), and what they were feeding on. We will mention this observation in our November 5th COA Science Conference (930am, zoom only, no cost) which focuses this year on birds in LIS and what they are eating there, every month of the year. This conference is ON, and will be mentioned on the COA website next week. Please register there at that time. https://www.ctbirding.org/about/coa-history/ Thank you, Tom Robben Glastonbury, CT On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 9:06 AM Michael DiGiorgio via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Yesterday while at the beach at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, we > watched hundreds of tree swallows fly off over the sound. They directed out > gaze out towards > Faulkner’s Island where off in the distance we watched a pod of about 25 > Bottlenose Dolphins feeding on menhaden. My first time seeing them in the > Sound! > > > 154 Princess Drive > Madison, CT, 06443 > 203 421 5848 > Website: mdigiorgio.com > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

Michael, How exciting......!!! Dolphins in the Sound. Never happened since I have been in CT.... Carolyn Johns On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 11:55 AM Thomas Robben via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Michael, > Thank you for reporting this, DOLPHINS in long island sound (LIS), and > what they were feeding on. > > We will mention this observation in our November 5th COA Science Conference > (930am, zoom only, no cost) which focuses this year on birds in LIS and > what they are eating there, every month of the year. > > This conference is ON, and will be mentioned on the COA website next > week. Please register there at that time. > > https://www.ctbirding.org/about/coa-history/ > > Thank you, > Tom Robben > Glastonbury, CT > > > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 9:06 AM Michael DiGiorgio via CTBirds < > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > Yesterday while at the beach at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, we > > watched hundreds of tree swallows fly off over the sound. They directed > out > > gaze out towards > > Faulkner’s Island where off in the distance we watched a pod of about 25 > > Bottlenose Dolphins feeding on menhaden. My first time seeing them in the > > Sound! > > > > > > 154 Princess Drive > > Madison, CT, 06443 > > 203 421 5848 > > Website: mdigiorgio.com > > > > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > > list rules and subscription information visit: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/