AAfCW 2017 Volunteer Update #13

This is the thirteenth weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2017 season. Today's update includes reports of Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern, and Common Tern through 12:00 a.m. on July 5 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff since the previous update on June 26.

Informational updates:

Thank you all for your extra efforts this holiday weekend in covering the very busy Fourth of July beaches. More of our hatchlings are nearing fledgling stage or beginning to take flight, with a few now independent of adults and becoming juveniles. Least and Common Terns are hatching on select beaches and offshore islands as well. The upcoming week looks to continue our warm beach weather with a lot of traffic along the shore. Keep in mind that "fall" migration is slowly beginning for migrant shorebirds, and we should see species diversity and abundance increasing in coastal areas throughout the month.

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover

4 pairs, 5 hatchlings, 1 fledgling at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/26
2 adults at Waterford Town Beach on 6/26
1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 6/26

7 pairs, 6 adults, 10 hatchlings, 2 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/26

1 pair at Waterford Town Beach on 6/26
3 pairs, 1 adult, 1 fledgling at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/26
4 pairs, 1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Griswold Point on 6/26
1 pair, 2 hatchlings at Peck Ave West Haven on 6/26
1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Peck Ave West Haven on 6/26

1 adult at Long Beach on 6/26

1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/26

1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 6/27
1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 6/27

6 pairs, 5 adults, 8 hatchlings, 7 nests at Milford Point on 6/27

2 pairs, 7 adults, 2 hatchlings, 3 nests at Milford Point on 6/27

6 pairs, 3 adults, 7 hatchlings, 3 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/27

7 pairs, 2 adults, 8 hatchlings at Milford Point on 6/27
1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 6/27
1 adult at Short Beach on 6/27

4 pairs, 12 adults, 10 hatchlings, 7 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/27

1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 6/28
4 adults, 20 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/28

24 adults, 5 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/28

8 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/28
1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 6/28
1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 6/28

3 pairs, 3 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/28

4 pairs, 2 adults, 1 fledgling at Hammonasset on 6/28
10 adults, 5 hatchlings, 1 fledgling, 3 nests at Milford Point on 6/29
2 pairs, 2 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/29
3 pairs, 10 adults, 4 hatchlings, 2 fledglings at Hammonasset on 6/30
10 adults, 6 hatchlings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/30

4 pairs, 1 adult, 2 hatchlings, 3 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 6/30

1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 6/30
6 pairs, 4 adults, 15 hatchlings at Milford Point on 7/1
1 pair at Short Beach on 7/1

1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 7/2

3 pairs, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2 
1 pair, 2 hatchlings at Peck Ave West Haven on 7/2

1 pair, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 7/2

3 pairs, 2 adults, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2

1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 7/2

8 pairs, 5 adults, 5 hatchlings, 13 juveniles, 1 nest at Long Beach on 7/2

2 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/3

5 pairs, 2 adults, 6 hatchlings, 4 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 7/3

7 pairs, 4 adults, 9 hatchlings, 12 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 7/4

1 pair, 3 hatchlings at East Broadway Milford on 7/4
9 adults, 3 fledglings, 1 nest at Long Beach on 7/4

1 adult, 1 nest at Silver Sands State Park on 7/4
1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Peck Ave West Haven on 7/4

American Oystercatcher

1 adult at Long Beach on 6/26
2 adults at Waterford Town Beach on 6/26
1 pair, 1 nest at Shore Rock on 6/26
1 pair, 1 adult at Griswold Point on 6/26
3 adults at Peck Ave West Haven on 6/26
10 pairs, 1 adult at Milford Point on 6/27
1 pair at Long Beach on 6/27

1 pair, 17 adults at Milford Point on 6/27

4 adults at Long Beach on 6/27

3 adults at Long Beach on 6/27

2 pairs, 19 adults at Milford Point on 6/27

2 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 6/28
2 adults at Long Beach on 6/28
1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/28

1 pair at Long Beach on 6/28

1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/28
2 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/28
1 pair, 5 adults, 1 nest at Hammonasset on 6/28
1 pair, 1 hatchling at Bluff Point on 6/29
3 pairs, 3 adults at Milford Point on 6/29
1 pair at Veddar Point, Thimble Islands on 6/29
3 adults at Burr Island, Thimble Islands on 6/29
1 pair, 1 fledgling at Cedar Island, Thimble Islands on 6/29
1 adult at Wayland Island, Thimble Islands on 6/29
1 pair at Hen Island, Thimble Islands on 6/29
2 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 6/29
1 pair, 1 nest at Long Beach Island on 6/30
1 pair, 1 nest at Hammonasset on 6/30
1 pair, 2 adults at Milford Point on 7/1

1 pair at Silver Sands State Park on 7/2
8 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2

2 pairs, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2

1 pair, 1 adult, 3 hatchlings at Bluff Point on 7/3

1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/3

1 pair at Long Beach on 7/4

Least Tern

11 pairs, 15 adults, 1 hatchling at Long Beach on 6/26
19 adults, 6 hatchlings, 7 nests at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/26
12 pairs, 6 hatchlings, 7 nests at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/26
3 adults at Milford Point on 6/27
31 pairs, 8 adults, 2 hatchlings, 29 nests at Long Beach on 6/27
2 pairs, 36 adults at Long Beach on 6/27

1 pair at Milford Point on 6/27

38 adults at Long Beach on 6/27

30 adults, 2 hatchlings at Long Beach on 6/28
16 adults, 3 nests at Hammonasset on 6/28
40 adults at Long Beach on 6/28
8 adults at Milford Point on 6/29
8 pairs, 1 adult, 9 nests at Hammonasset on 6/30

20 adults at Long Beach on 6/30

15 adults at Milford Point on 7/1

3 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2

28 pairs, 1 hatchling, 4 nests at Long Beach on 7/2

1 pair, 1 adult at Bluff Point on 7/3

Common Tern

1 adult at Waterford Town Beach on 6/26
5 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 6/26
4 adults at Waterford Town Beach on 6/26
9 pairs, 3 adults, 7 nests at Shore Rock on 6/26
6 adults at Harkness Memorial State Park on 6/26
2 adults at Griswold Point on 6/26

1 adult at Milford Point on 6/27

1 pair at Milford Point on 6/27
3 pairs at Cedar Beach on 6/27

6 adults at Milford Point on 6/27

3 adults at Hammonasset on 6/28
8 adults at Milford Point on 6/29

1 pair at Long Beach on 6/30

3 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/2

This concludes update #13 through 7/5/17 as of 12:30 p.m.