Another Point (II)

Six Brant

A reasonably epic post of more “guest roving correspondent” content at Milford Point, CT – the “Presque Isle of Connecticut.” This time, @ the beach!

View of boardwalk connecting main grounds of Audubon Center to beach:

Boardwalk @ Milford Pt
View east along Long Island Sound

Following shot – peninsula of Milford Pt in foreground, outer sand bar middle/left just below horizon, Stratford Point at horizon on right:

View west towards Stratford Point

Beautiful flock of Brant, aka Brant Goose! #more_goose

More Brant
Lots of Brant

Following shot – view west along the lagoon, outer sand bar on left, Milford Pt on right, flock of Brant just off center right:

Milford Pt “lagoon”
Northern Mockingbird

Views of outer sand bar looking west:

Outer sand bar
Do not disturb the plover

As promised, the amazing and hard-to-see Piping Plover:

Piping Plover
Annotated

[Editor’s note: plenty more Piping Plover content to follow.]

View south towards Long Island (obscured by clouds)

Yay, shorebirds! (Sanderling: generally gray with shorter bill; Dunlin: generally brown with longer curved bill.)

Sanderling
Sanderling x Dunlin
Mixed shorebirds
More Sanderling
Probably Double-crested Cormorant over Long Island Sound
Dunlin
Lots of shorebirds (I)
Lots shorebirds (II)

Four of a beautiful Great Egret:

Egret at Milford Pt
Takeoff w/ Brant background
Flight
Landing
Brant/another view

After the beach:

Mourning Dove
House Finch (f)
w/ seed
House Finch (male: left; female: right)
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
#more_bird

Stay tuned for reasonably nice Piping Plover photography!