AAfCW 2023 Field Update #11

This is the eleventh and final field update for the AAfCW in 2023 with data provided from volunteer monitors spanning August 13 through August 31. Thank you all once again for your monitoring this season! We plan to hold a volunteer thank you party later this fall for everyone who helped us this year, and we will share those details with you soon as they are finalized.

Please submit any and all data and information you have for our season via our electronic form, and our final field update will be coming soon. You are more than welcome to share Connecticut eBird checklists with shorebirds, terns, and long-legged waders year-round when you go birding with us via the eBird share function - just use ctwaterbirds@gmail.com, thanks!

With that said, we have more events to come this fall, including two string fencing dates:

-Griswold Point 9/7 @ 9AM-12PM. We will meet at the park and ride off Exit 70 in Old Lyme at 9:00 a.m. Please contact Martha Rice, Volunteer Coordinator at mrice@tnc.org and ctwaterbirds@gmail.com for questions and to register. Don't forget waterproof shoes or work boots!
-Sandy Point 9/13 @ 10 AM. We will meet at the south end of Morse Ave.

Assisting helps AAfCW and aids CT DEEP staff and their busy schedules. It also limits the stress on our birds. Those who join us should remember a few things:

-wear sunscreen and a hat
-drink plenty of water or sports drink and bring a snack
-do not attempt to carry too many stakes as there will be enough volunteers and staff members so that no one should overexert themselves
-take a break when needed

In general we look for everyone we can to help out even if you are not a regular AAfCW monitor or volunteer - the more the merrier. It also makes for a more pleasant morning of bird watching and discussions on the beach. Please RSVP to ctwaterbirds@gmail.com if you will be joining us at Sandy Point, and mrice@tnc.org plus ctwaterbirds@gmail.com if you plan to attend at Griswold Point, thank you!

Species	Date	Location	Pairs	Adults	Hatchlings	Fledglings	Juveniles
AMOY	August 13	Long Beach	1				1
PIPL	August 13	Long Beach				3
LETE	August 13	Long Beach	1	2			1
PIPL	August 13	Sandy/Morse Points					2
COTE	August 13	Sandy/Morse Points		4
AMOY	August 14	Bluff Point		1
COTE	August 14	Bluff Point		1
LETE	August 14	Bluff Point					1
PIPL	August 14	Sandy/Morse Points					4
AMOY	August 14	Sandy/Morse Points	1				3
LETE	August 14	Sandy/Morse Points		36			28
COTE	August 14	Sandy/Morse Points		3
PIPL	August 14	Milford Point					3
LETE	August 14	Milford Point		25
AMOY	August 15	Milford Point		6
PIPL	August 15	Milford Point					1
COTE	August 15	Milford Point		1
LETE	August 15	Milford Point		6
AMOY	August 15	Milford Point		7			6
PIPL	August 15	Milford Point		3			2
COTE	August 15	Milford Point		2	1
AMOY	August 16	Long Beach	1				1
LETE	August 16	Long Beach		1
LETE	August 17	Sandy/Morse Points		12
AMOY	August 18	Milford Point		3
COTE	August 18	Milford Point		2
PIPL	August 18	Milford Point		2
AMOY	August 18	Milford Point	1				1
AMOY	August 19	Sandy/Morse Points		1
COTE	August 20	Sandy/Morse Points		20
AMOY	August 20	Sandy/Morse Points	1				3
COTE	August 20	Sandy/Morse Points		80
PIPL	August 20	Milford Point	2	4
COTE	August 20	Sandy/Morse Points		3
LETE	August 21	Bluff Point		12
AMOY	August 21	Sandy/Morse Points	1				3
LETE	August 21	Sandy/Morse Points		4			4
PIPL	August 22	Milford Point					1
AMOY	August 23	Sandy/Morse Points	1			3
PIPL	August 23	Sandy/Morse Points		1
AMOY	August 24	Milford Point		60
PIPL	August 24	Milford Point		1			2
AMOY	August 24	Griswold Point		1
LETE	August 24	Griswold Point		7			3
AMOY	August 26	Milford Point	1				1
AMOY	August 27	Long Beach	1				1
AMOY	August 29	Milford Point		12			2