One of our volunteer Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds monitors, Andrea Kerin, picked up these balloons in West Haven last weekend. The waste was at our busiest nesting site in the state along with a large amount of other trash and more balloons, any of which could harm or kill Least Terns, Piping Plovers, and other birds.
Where is Carey High School? All the way down in the central part of western Long Island!
That is a far flight to go to the shores of West Haven. Again, we all know what balloons can do to wildlife, and this deadly trash should never be allowed to float away. Please be careful and advise others to do the same, especially when it comes to intentional releases that should never be permitted.
Scott Kruitbosch
AAfCW Volunteer Coordinator
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