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Beverly Propen
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 7:02 PM

1/28  Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center  10am-1PM.  sunny,
19F-24F,  marsh frozen over like in the tundra.  No human visitors today.
All observations were from inside the building.
Marsh was quiet except for a few flyover Ring billed gulls and a flock of
Canada Geese.  Far out in the marsh (where the Housatonic flows) were about
100 Canada Geese,  about 10 Gadwall, and a handful of American Black ducks.
Grounds & feeders:  2 American Crows, 1 very loud Raven, 1 Carolina wren, 6
Mourning doves, 3 Juncos,  1 Northern harrier, 1 Red shouldered hawk, 2
Titmice, 33 House sparrows, 4 White throated sparrows, 5 Song sparrows,  10
Cardinals at back & front feeders.
Bev Propen, Orange

1/28 Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center 10am-1PM. sunny, 19F-24F, marsh frozen over like in the tundra. No human visitors today. All observations were from inside the building. Marsh was quiet except for a few flyover Ring billed gulls and a flock of Canada Geese. Far out in the marsh (where the Housatonic flows) were about 100 Canada Geese, about 10 Gadwall, and a handful of American Black ducks. Grounds & feeders: 2 American Crows, 1 very loud Raven, 1 Carolina wren, 6 Mourning doves, 3 Juncos, 1 Northern harrier, 1 Red shouldered hawk, 2 Titmice, 33 House sparrows, 4 White throated sparrows, 5 Song sparrows, 10 Cardinals at back & front feeders. Bev Propen, Orange