AAfCW 2014 Volunteer Update #11

This is the eleventh 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 June 9 through 4:00 p.m. on June 16 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff spanning that period.

Informational updates:

We seem to be near the peak of Piping Plover hatchlings running around our beaches with some locations having over 10 each. The more time you can spend monitoring and educating the public the better during what should be a warmer and drier stretch of weather coming up.

Fourth of July celebrations are coming up in 2-3 weeks across Connecticut. We will need volunteer assistance in Stratford at Short Beach, Milford at Milford Point and West Haven at Sandy/Morse Points, all likely on the night of July 3, and potentially more beaches/nights. Please email us if you can help on the 3rd!

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover

6 adults, 6 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/9
2 pairs, 2 nests at Long Beach on 6/10
1 adult at Short Beach on 6/10
2 pairs, 3 hatchlings, 1 nest at Mumford Cove on 6/10
1 pair, 1 nest at Shell Avenue Milford on 6/10
7 adults, 9 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/10
1 pair, 1 nest at Shell Avenue Milford on 6/11
6 pairs, 2 adults, 9 hatchlings, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
8 pairs, 14 hatchlings, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 6/11
4 pairs, 2 adults, 7 hatchlings, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 6/11
3 pairs, 3 nests at Sandy Point Stonington on 6/11
1 adult at Silver Sands State Park on 6/11
1 pair, 1 nest at Shell Avenue Milford on 6/11
12 adults, 12 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11

2 pairs, 2 adults, 6 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11

3 pairs, 4 adults, 8 hatchlings, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 6/11

13 adults, 14 hatchlings at Milford Point on 6/12
5 pairs, 11 adults, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 6/12
5 pairs, 12 adults, 1 nest at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/12
6 pairs, 3 adults, 10 hatchlings, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 6/12
7 adults, 8 hatchlings, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 6/14
1 adult, 1 nest at Shell Avenue Milford on 6/14
9 pairs, 28 hatchlings at Milford Point on 6/14
1 adult, 1 nest at Short Beach on 6/14
2 adults, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/14
12 adults, 14 hatchlings at Milford Point on 6/15
3 adults, 4 hatchlings, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 6/15
16 adults, 8 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/16
17 adults, 8 hatchlings at Milford Point on 6/16

American Oystercatcher

2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/9
2 adults at Long Beach on 6/10
1 pair, 3 adults at Short Beach on 6/10
1 pair at Griswold Island on 6/10
1 pair, 1 nest at Mumford Cove on 6/10
8 pairs, 5 hatchlings, 3 nests at Sandy Point Stonington on 6/11
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
3 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
1 adult at Griswold Point on 6/11
1 pair at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/11
15 adults, 2 nests at Milford Point on 6/12
1 pair at Bluff Point on 6/12
1 pair, 1 adult at Quinnipeag Rock on 6/12
1 adult at Tuxis Island on 6/12
1 adult at Griswold Point on 6/14
3 pairs, 1 hatchling, 2 nests at Milford Point on 6/14
4 adults at Milford Point on 6/15
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/16
4 adults at Milford Point on 6/16

Least Tern

10 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/9
1 adult at Seaside Park on 6/10
4 pairs, 3 adults, 4 nests at Long Beach on 6/10
2 adults at Russian Beach on 6/10
9 adults at Short Beach on 6/10
2 pairs, 2 nests at Mumford Cove on 6/10
22 adults, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/10
1 pair at Sandy Point Stonington on 6/11
2 pairs at Barn Island on 6/11
14 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
10 pairs, 10 adults, 8 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
30 pairs, 10 adults, 25 nest at Griswold Point on 6/11
2 pairs, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 6/11

1 pair, 4 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11

60 adults at Milford Point on 6/12
1 pair, 1 adult, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 6/12
4 pairs, 6 adults, 10 nests at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/12
27 adults, 13 pairs, 19 nests at Griswold Point on 6/12
45 adults at Griswold Point on 6/14
60 adults at Milford Point on 6/15
2 pairs, 2 nests at Bluff Point on 6/15
4 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/16
30 adults at Milford Point on 6/16

Common Tern

2 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 6/10
2 adults at Seaside Park on 6/10
2 adults at Long Beach on 6/10
1 pair at Russian Beach on 6/10
19 adults at Short Beach on 6/10
2 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/10
2 pairs at Sandy Point Stonington on 6/11
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
6 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/11
2 adults at Griswold Point on 6/11
2 adults at Milford Point on 6/12
10 pairs, 10 nests at Cockenoe Island on 6/12

This concludes update #11 through 6/16/14 as of 5:00 p.m.