AAfCW 2014 Volunteer Update #6

This is the sixth weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2014 season. Today's update includes reports of Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and Common Tern from May 5 through 4:00 p.m. on May 12 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff spanning that period.

Informational updates:

Least Terns and Common Terns are now widespread in Connecticut and all four of our focal species are being reported. Please send us data and information both tern species to us as you do with Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers.

We have new nests being discovered and reported nearly every day right now. Please remember we do not need egg counts if it is a disturbance of any sort to the birds and that we value their safety over more complete data, thank you!

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover

3 adults at Griswold Point on 5/5
1 pair, 1 adult at Harkness Memorial State Park on 5/5
1 adult at Bluff Point on 5/5
1 adult at West Haven between Washington Ave and East Ave on 5/5
6 pairs, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/5
1 pair, 1 nest at West Haven between Washington Ave and East Ave on 5/5
5 pairs, 4 adults, 3 nests at Milford Point on 5/5
1 pair at Silver Sands State Park on 5/5
1 pair, 1 adult, 1 nest at Long Beach on 5/6
8 pairs, 3 nests at Griswold Point on 5/6
2 pairs, 1 adult, 1 nest at Long Beach on 5/6
2 adults Pleasure Beach on 5/6
1 adult Milford Point on 5/6

7 adults, 4 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6

2 pairs, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6
1 pair at Silver Sands State Park on 5/7
1 pair at Silver Sands State Park on 5/7
2 pairs, 2 nests at Milford Point on 5/7
12 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/7
4 pairs, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/7

2 pairs at Long Beach on 5/7
1 pair at East Broadway Milford on 5/8

4 pairs, 8 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
1 adult, 1 nest at West Haven between Washington Ave and East Ave on 5/10
5 pairs, 1 adult, 4 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
5 pairs, 1 adult, 5 nests at Milford Point on 5/10
1 pair at East Broadway Milford on 5/10
2 pairs, 11 adults, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 5/10

4 pairs, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
3 pairs at Bluff Point on 5/11
7 pairs, 2 adults, 3 nests at Griswold Point on 5/11

2 adults at Long Beach on 5/11

1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/11

12 adults, 4 nests at Milford Point on 5/12
7 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/12 

American Oystercatcher
2 adults at Griswold Point on 5/5
1 adult at Shore Rock on 5/5
1 pair at Bluff Point on 5/5
9 pairs at Sandy Point Stonington on 5/5
3 pairs, 2 adults at Menunketesuck Island on 5/6
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/6
1 pair, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 5/6
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/6
1 pair at Pleasure Beach on 5/6
1 pair, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/6
1 pair at Mumford Cove on 5/6
3 adult, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6
4 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6
2 adults at Thimble Islands on 5/7
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/7
1 pair, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/7
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/7
1 pair at Sixpenny Island on 5/8
2 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
1 pair at Quinnipeag Rocks on 5/9
2 pairs at Jordan Cove on 5/9
3 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
3 pairs, 2 nests at Milford Point on 5/10
1 pair, 4 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
1 pair at Bluff Point on 5/11
1 pair, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 5/11

2 pairs, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/11
4 adults at Milford Point on 5/12
3 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/12

Least Tern
24 adults at Long Beach on 5/6
11 adults at Long Beach on 5/6
1 pair at Mumford Cove on 5/6
25 adults at Long Beach on 5/7
1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
12 adults at Milford Point on 5/10
2 adults at West Haven Washington Ave and Peck Ave on 5/10
52 adults at Sandy/Morse Point on 5/10
20 adults at Milford Point on 5/10
12 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 5/10
30 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
10 adults at Bluff Point on 5/11
1 pair, 9 adults at Griswold Point on 5/11
19 adults at Long Beach on 5/11
13 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/11
20 adults at Milford Point on 5/12
12 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/12 

Common Tern
2 adults at Long Beach on 5/6
5 adults at Milford Point on 5/6
4 pairs at Cockenoe Sand Spit on 5/6
6 adults at Norwalk Island area on 5/6
2 adults at Thimble Islands on 5/7
1 adult at Long Beach on 5/7
8 adults at Sandy/Morse Point on 5/10
2 adults at Milford Point on 5/10
5 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 5/10
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10

This concludes update #6 through 5/12/14 as of 5:00 p.m.