7/28 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center. 9:55-11:25am. partly cloudy/partly sunny, low tide, nice cool breeze. On the marsh: Our purple martin colony is bustling! There were about 32 flying around and lots of beaks peeking out of the gourds. #2 gourd had 4 little heads poking out. 2 Great egrets, 3 ospreys, 3 mute swans, 1 Yellow crowned night heron (adult) and 1 juvenile and about 20 "peeps" flew over. On the grounds & paths: Our pollinator garden (thank you to the Master Gardeners who created this) had so many honey bees, bumble bees,beautiful orange, white with black markings "web moths", Monarchs, Tiger swallow tails, Cabbage whites, Carolina wren, House sparrows, Song sparrows, Catbird, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Vireos -not sure which kind (possibly warbling vireo?)- with pale yellow sides, whitish belly and chest, pale grayish head-feeding high in tree in front of center building, Robins, cardinals, grackles and about 13 mourning doves. Brief walk on Long Island sound- 4 Oystercatchers (adults), 2 Semipalmated plovers, 2 Snowy egrets, 1 Red winged blackbird, Mockingbird, 5 American Black ducks, tree swallows. full report on ebird. Bev Propen, Orange