The first Ospreys of the year are the pair nesting on the south end of the property. Yesterday additional Ospreys nesting on poles and boxes on 4 sites in the marsh islands appeared. The resident pair are a continuing female (check the band) and a brand new very skittish young male. Mike Farina, the biologist on site, has established a tolerance perimeter as a result and isolated the trails with fencing to limit access to the nest area. Hopefully, the male will get used to people and the fences can come down. Meantime please honor them and take advantage of the chairs and benches provided. A GREAT EGRET showed up early in the week (one day) and a SNOWY EGRET was there yesterday and today. The only other resident migrants so far are TREE SWALLOWS and RED-WINGED PLACKBIRDS. No Clapper Rails or Marsh Sparrows yet. Sy Schiff
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