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Monday, July 31, 2023

AAfCW 2023 Field Update #9

This is the ninth field update for the AAfCW in 2023 with data provided from volunteer monitors spanning July 19 through July 31. As we close out July and enter August, the final month of our monitoring season, we have plenty of young birds and even nests still on our beaches. The past week had yet more thunderstorms and severe weather along with very hot temperatures and high dew points. This much more temperate and comfortable week should allow for more monitoring and better safety for our birds in all regards.

Please keep letting local municipal staff, applicable law enforcement, and us know about disturbances, as guided by our protocols from our training sessions and documents. The summer beach and vacation season is in full swing now with many people heading to the shore for passive and active recreation, some of which can bother, threaten, and/or directly harm our birds, and may be illegal activities (e.g. dogs on the beach, large bonfires, ATVs, and more). We want to share the shore with our birds and neighbors, and in doing so everyone should be following local ordinances.

You may see string fencing and signage removed from some areas by our staff to "give back the beach" to local residents and beachgoers when no birds have nested there this season. At other times, fencing and signage will remain in place until the fall because we want to allow dispersing and migratory birds to be able to utilize the shoreline habitat at certain vital locations. Additionally, we will have string fencing removal days in August at our major sites, and we will ask for volunteer assistance once those dates and times are set.

Fall migration is in full swing, and there are a lot of new species and individuals that will be passing through Connecticut all of August. Please stay cool and safe, and enjoy our birds! 

Species

Date

Location

Pairs

Adults

Nests

Hatchlings

Fledglings

Juveniles

AMOY

July 19

Long Beach

1



1



LETE

July 19

Long Beach


4





PIPL

July 19

Long Beach


12





PIPL

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points


18



36


AMOY

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points

2

1


3



LETE

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points


8





PIPL

July 19

Long Beach






11

AMOY

July 19

Long Beach

1


1




LETE

July 19

Long Beach

5


2




AMOY

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points

2

1


3



PIPL

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points


12



18


COTE

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points


1





LETE

July 19

Sandy/Morse Points


50





AMOY

July 19

Bluff Point


1





PIPL

July 19

Bluff Point




4


3

PIPL

July 20

Long Beach


1




1

COTE

July 20

Long Beach


5





PIPL

July 20

Long Beach


5



7

16

AMOY

July 21

Griswold Point


1





COTE

July 21

Griswold Point


22





PIPL

July 21

Long Beach


6





LETE

July 21

Milford Point


13





PIPL

July 22

Milford Point


1



1


AMOY

July 22

Milford Point

1

3



1


LETE

July 22

Milford Point

2

22


1



LETE

July 22

Milford Point

3

37

25




AMOY

July 22

Sandy/Morse Points

1






PIPL

July 22

Sandy/Morse Points

1

6



11


PIPL

July 23

Sandy/Morse Points


2



10

3

AMOY

July 23

Sandy/Morse Points

2

1





COTE

July 23

Sandy/Morse Points


40





LETE

July 23

Sandy/Morse Points


1





AMOY

July 23

Long Beach

1






PIPL

July 23

Long Beach

1





1

COTE

July 23

Long Beach







LETE

July 23

Long Beach


35




4

PIPL

July 24

Milford Point


3



1

3

PIPL

July 24

Griswold Point


2





LETE

July 24

Griswold Point


7




1

AMOY

July 25

Milford Point


3





PIPL

July 25

Milford Point


1




2

COTE

July 25

Milford Point


56




16

LETE

July 25

Milford Point

10

50

2

2



AMOY

July 25

Griswold Point


1





LETE

July 25

Griswold Point


5





PIPL

July 25

Milford Point


4


2


2

COTE

July 25

Milford Point


31





LETE

July 25

Milford Point

2

44

7

2



AMOY

July 25

Bluff Point


1


1



PIPL

July 25

Long Beach






5

AMOY

July 25

Long Beach

1





1

LETE

July 25

Long Beach

1

19

1




PIPL

July 25

Long Beach


3





COTE

July 25

Bluff Point


5



4


PIPL

July 25

Bluff Point


2

2

2



PIPL

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points






2

AMOY

July 26

Long Beach

1





1

PIPL

July 26

Long Beach

1






LETE

July 26

Long Beach


10





PIPL

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points






13

AMOY

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points


1





PIPL

July 26

Short Beach


3





PIPL

July 26

Long Beach






2

AMOY

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points

3




3


PIPL

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points


1



2


COTE

July 26

Sandy/Morse Points


16





PIPL

July 28

Milford Point


5





AMOY

July 28

Milford Point

1





1

LETE

July 28

Milford Point

2

17



2


COTE

July 28

Milford Point


21





PIPL

July 28

Milford Point


7





LETE

July 28

Milford Point


76


6



COTE

July 28

Milford Point


8





AMOY

July 28

Milford Point


4




4

LETE

July 29

Griswold Point


60





PIPL

July 29

Short Beach


3




2

PIPL

July 30

Sheffield/Shea Island


1



1

6

AMOY

July 30

Sandy/Morse Points

1

1





COTE

July 30

Sandy/Morse Points


27




1

AMOY

July 30

Sandy/Morse Points

1






PIPL

July 30

Sandy/Morse Points


1




3

COTE

July 30

Sandy/Morse Points


40




15

COTE

July 31

Bluff Point


1





LETE

July 31

Bluff Point


30


1




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