Informational updates:
This coming Friday, May 18th, Audubon Connecticut, in partnership with the Menunkatuck Audubon Society, the West River Watershed Restoration Committee, and the City of West Haven, will be hosting a volunteer habitat restoration event (removing invasive plants, picking up trash, and hopefully planting some native plants) at Sandy Point around the viewing platform from 5-7pm. Staff will be ordering pizza (arriving at ~6:30pm) as a thank you to the volunteers. RSVP to Bird Conservation Programs Associate Genevieve Nuttall at gnuttall@audubon.org. The event will be canceled if there is heavy rain, but will go forward with drizzle or showers, so please RSVP!
We continue to find new nests regularly now that the weather has turned and our Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers have started breeding. Please remember to also report these nests directly to rsuzf@hotmail.com and Laura.Saucier@ct.gov. However, rain continues on a frequent basis, and please remember to stay home on inclement weather days.
Least and Common Terns have returned at their usual May date and are slowly trickling into the state. Expect to see a handful turn into larger groups soon. They will take some time to court before nesting, and it will be a couple weeks before we get to that point. Please report them in the same way you do our plovers and oystercatchers.
Reporting monitoring observations using the online data entry form is still the best method to submit your information. Please remember to email us directly at ctwaterbirds@gmail.com if you have any questions or run into any problems. Thank you all for all your hard work!
Survey and monitoring updates:
Piping Plover
8 pairs, 3 adults at Long Beach on 5/1
10 adults, 1 nest at Long Beach on 5/1
4 pairs, 1 adult at Milford Point on 5/1
9 pairs, 6 adults at Long Beach on 5/1
5 pairs, 3 adults at Bluff Point on 5/1
3 pairs, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/2
1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/2
1 pair, 1 adult, 1 nest at Long Beach on 5/2
6 adults at Milford Point on 5/2
6 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/2
5 adults at Long Beach on 5/2
4 pairs, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 5/2
5 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/2
4 pairs, 3 adults at Long Beach on 5/3
1 pair, 4 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/3
2 pairs, 1 adult at Pleasure Beach on 5/3
3 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 5/4
5 pairs at Bluff Point on 5/4
5 pairs, 3 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/5
1 pair at Griswold Point on 5/5
1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/5
1 pair at Silver Sands State Park on 5/5
1 pair, 2 adults at Milford Point on 5/6
1 pair, 9 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6
1 pair at Shell Avenue Milford on 5/7
5 pairs, 2 adults at Long Beach on 5/7
2 pairs at Silver Sands State Park on 5/7
6 pairs, 3 adults at Long Beach on 5/8
2 pairs, 10 adults, 2 nests at Long Beach on 5/8
3 adults, 3 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/8
6 adults at Milford Point on 5/8
5 pairs, 5 adults at Long Beach on 5/8
1 pair, 7 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/8
1 pair, 7 adults, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 5/9
8 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
4 pairs, 1 adult, 4 nests at Milford Point on 5/9
2 adults, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
3 pairs, 5 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
2 pairs, 1 adult, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 5/10
5 pairs, 5 nests at Milford Point on 5/10
4 pairs at Sandy Point Island on 5/10
3 pairs, 2 adults, 3 nests at Bluff Point on 5/11
1 adult at Bluff Point on 5/11
2 pairs, 2 adults, 2 nests at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/13
7 pairs, 3 adults at Long Beach on 5/13
4 pairs, 4 nests at Milford Point on 5/13
American Oystercatcher
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/1
3 pairs, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/1
1 adult at Long Beach on 5/1
2 adults, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 5/1
1 pair at Milford Point on 5/2
2 adults at Bluff Point on 5/2
1 pair, 1 nest at Salt Island on 5/2
1 pair, 1 adult at Long Beach on 5/2
6 pairs, 4 nests at Menunketesuck Island on 5/2
3 pairs, 1 nest at Duck Island on 5/2
3 pairs, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/2
2 pairs, 2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/2
5 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/2
2 pairs, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/3
1 pair at Compo Beach on 5/3
14 pairs, 9 nests at Cockenoe Island on 5/3
2 pairs, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 5/4
1 pair, 1 nest at Lewis Island on 5/4
1 pair, 1 nest at House Chimney Island on 5/4
1 adult at Governor Island on 5/4
1 pair at East Stooping Bush Island on 5/4
1 pair, 1 nest at Smith Island on 5/4
3 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/5
1 pair, 5 adults, 1 nest at Griswold Point on 5/5
3 pairs, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/5
2 pairs, 1 adult at Milford Point on 5/6
2 pairs, 1 adult, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/6
1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/6
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/7
1 adult at Sherwood Island State Park on 5/7
1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/8
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/8
6 adults at Milford Point on 5/8
1 pair, 2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/8
1 pair at Bluff Point on 5/9
7 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
2 pairs, 1 nest at Milford Point on 5/9
1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/9
14 pairs, 11 nests at Sandy Point Island on 5/10
2 pairs at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/10
3 pairs, 1 adult, 2 nests at Milford Point on 5/10
2 adults at Griswold Point on 5/10
1 pair, 1 adult, 1 nest at Bluff Point on 5/11
1 adult at Bluff Point on 5/11
2 pairs, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/13
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/13
4 pairs, 2 adults, 2 nests at Milford Point on 5/13
Least Tern
1 adult at Long Beach on 5/1
1 adult at Milford Point on 5/6
2 adults at Shell Avenue Milford on 5/7
4 adults at Long Beach on 5/7
12 adults at Long Beach on 5/8
3 adults at Milford Point on 5/8
8 adults at Milford Point on 5/9
8 adults at Milford Point on 5/10
2 adults at Sandy Point Island on 5/10
10 adults at Griswold Point on 5/10
1 adult at Bluff Point on 5/11
3 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/13
12 adults at Long Beach on 5/13
1 pair, 3 adults at Milford Point on 5/13
Common Tern
1 pair at Peck Ave. West Haven on 5/7
22 adults at Long Beach on 5/7
1 pair at Long Beach on 5/8
1 adult at Milford Point on 5/9
1 pair at Milford Point on 5/10
2 adults at Sandy Point Island on 5/10
20 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 5/13
12 adults at Long Beach on 5/13
1 adult at Milford Point on 5/13
This concludes update #2 through 5/14/18 as of 3:00 p.m.
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