AAfCW 2016 Volunteer Update #11

This is the eleventh weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2016 season. Today's update includes reports of Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and Common Tern from May 31 through 11:00 a.m. on June 6 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff.

Informational updates:

Beaches continue to see a high amount of human traffic, though that may change soon as the June pattern should trend to cooler and wetter conditions in the next week or two. This should be the warmest day of the week. We have a good chance to have a very strong year of fledged Piping Plovers if we can all continue to monitor as much as possible while they are at this vulnerable stage of life. Thank you for all making a real difference on our beaches in picking up trash, talking to beachgoers, maintaining fencing and signage, reporting loose dogs, educating boaters, and everything all of you do every day to facilitate a successful season.

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover
1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 5/31

5 pairs, 2 adults, 10 hatchlings at Long Beach on 5/31

1 pair, 8 adults, 10 hatchlings, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/31

1 pair, 8 adults, 7 hatchlings, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

14 adults, 12 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

1 adult at Short Beach on 6/1

6 pairs, 1 adult, 10 hatchlings, 3 nests at Long Beach on 6/1
5 pairs, 2 adults, 10 hatchlings, 3 nests at Griswold Point on 6/1

3 pairs, 10 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/1

8 adults, 2 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/1

6 pairs, 4 nests at Milford Point on 6/2

3 pairs, 7 adults, 5 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/2
1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 6/2

3 pairs, 2 adults, 6 hatchlings, 1 nest at Hammonasset on 6/2

5 pairs, 6 adults, 7 hatchlings, 5 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/3

18 adults, 9 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/4
1 pair, 1 nest at Short Beach on 6/4
1 adult, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 6/5

4 pairs, 9 adults, 7 hatchlings, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/5

American Oystercatcher
1 pair, 1 nest at Long Beach on 5/31

1 pair, 4 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/31
2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

2 pairs, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

1 pair, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/1

3 pairs, 1 adult at Milford Point on 6/2
4 adults at Sasco Hill Beach on 6/2
1 pair, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/2

2 pairs, 1 adult, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/3

8 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/4

1 pair, 9 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/5

Least Tern
8 pairs at Long Beach on 5/31

2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/31

2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

10 adults at Long Beach on 6/1

4 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/1

3 pairs at Long Beach on 6/1

75 adults at Milford Point on 6/2
16 pairs, 20 adults, 13 nests at Hammonasset on 6/2
1 adult at Silver Sands State Park on 6/2
2 adults at Sasco Hill Beach on 6/2
10 adults at Long Beach on 6/2

4 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/3

50 adults, 6 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/4

1 pair, 38 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/5

Common Tern

3 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/4

5 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/5

This concludes update #11 through 06/06/16 as of 1:00 p.m.