AAfCW 2014 Volunteer Update #17

This is the seventeenth weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2014 season. Today's update includes reports of Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and Common Tern from July 19 through 4:00 p.m. on July 28 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff spanning that period.

Informational updates:

Tern numbers are increasing in many of our observations as they begin to disperse with adults leaving nesting grounds and juvenile birds finding their way around Long Island Sound. Please keep an eye out for them at all sites as they should be found nearly anywhere. Piping Plovers continue to disperse and migrate as well and please watch for any flagged or banded individuals, taking photos and all the information you can on the bird if you are able to spot one. We will soon be announcing dates for signage and fencing removal and would greatly appreciate all the help we can get - thank you!

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover

3 pairs, 1 adult, 3 hatchlings, 1 fledgling at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/19
1 pair, 3 adults, 4 hatchlings, 5 juveniles, 1 nest at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/21
4 adults, 14 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/21
1 juvenile at Shell Avenue Milford on 7/22
2 pairs, 2 adults, 1 hatchling, 3 juveniles at Harkness Memorial State Park on 7/22
1 pair, 2 adults, 4 hatchlings, 6 juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22
3 adults, 14 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/22
4 adults, 3 juveniles at Bluff Point on 7/22
2 pairs, 2 fledglings, 2 juveniles at Mumford Cove on 7/22

10 adults, 4 hatchlings at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

1 adult at Long Beach on 7/22

1 pair, 7 adults, 4 hatchlings, 1 fledgling at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

1 juvenile at Shell Avenue Milford on 7/23
1 juvenile at Shell Avenue Milford on 7/23
1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Long Beach on 7/23
2 pairs, 3 adults, 2 juveniles at Sandy Point Stonington on 7/23

1 pair, 1 adult, 1 hatchling at Long Beach on 7/23

1 pair, 10 adults, 2 hatchlings, 7 fledglings at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/23

1 juvenile at Silver Sands State Park on 7/24
1 adult, 5 fledglings at Short Beach on 7/24
1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Long Beach on 7/24
2 pairs, 1 adult, 2 hatchlings, 4 juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24
2 adults, 7 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/24

5 adults, 1 hatchling, 1 juvenile at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24

1 pair, 2 adults, 3 hatchlings, 2 juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/25

1 pair, 2 adults, 3 hatchlings, 2 fledglings at Griswold Point on 7/25

1 juvenile at East Broadway Milford on 7/26

3 pairs, 2 hatchling, 3 fledgling at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/26

1 pair, 2 adults, 3 hatchlings, 2 juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/27
2 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/27
1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Long/Pleasure Beach on 7/27
1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/27

1 adult, 2 hatchlings at Long Beach on 7/27

American Oystercatcher
1 pair, 1 juvenile at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/19
1 pair, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/21
2 pairs, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/22
1 pair, 1 juvenile at Harkness Memorial State Park on 7/22
1 pair at Mumford Cove on 7/22

1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

2 pairs, 2 hatchlings at Tuxis Island on 7/23
7 pairs, 1 adult, 7 juveniles at Sandy Point Stonington on 7/23

1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/23

4 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24
1 pair, 5 adults, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/24

1 pair, 1 fledgling at Vincent Island on 7/24

1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24

5 pairs, 1 adult, 2 fledglings, 1 juvenile at Menunketesuck Island on 7/25
1 pair, 1 juvenile at Salt Island on 7/25
1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/25
6 pairs, 5 fledglings at Cockenoe Island on 7/25

1 pair, 1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/26

1 pair at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/27
3 pairs, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/27
2 adults at Short Beach on 7/27
3 pairs, 2 adults, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 7/27

Least Tern

15 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/19
14 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/21
9 pairs, 32 adults, 1 hatchling, 2 fledglings, 2 juveniles, 4 nests at Milford Point on 7/21
70 adults at Griswold Point on 7/22
4 pairs, 32 adults, 2 hatchlings, 4 fledglings at Harkness Memorial State Park on 7/22
11 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22
8 pairs, 29 adults, 2 fledglings, 2 juveniles, 4 nests at Milford Point on 7/22
1 pair, 2 adults at Bluff Point on 7/22

10 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

14 adults at Long Beach on 7/22

17 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

3 adults at Shell Avenue Milford on 7/23
2 adults at Long Beach on 7/23

10 adults at Long Beach on 7/23

4 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/23

3 adults Silver Sands State Park on 7/24
1 adult at Short Beach on 7/24
8 adults at Long Beach on 7/24
53 adults, 2 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/24

14 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24

40 adults, 1 hatchling, 2 fledglings at Menunketesuck Island on 7/25
1 pair, 12 adults, 1 juvenile at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/25

40 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/26

15 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/27
2 pairs, 46 adults, 2 hatchlings, 2 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/27
9 adults at Short Beach on 7/27
3 adults at Long Beach on 7/27
5 pairs, 40 adults, 6 hatchlings, 1 fledgling, 2 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/27
5 adults at Long Beach on 7/27

Common Tern

6 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/19
12 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/21
5 adults at Milford Point on 7/21
11 adults at Griswold Point on 7/22
9 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22
3 adults at Milford Point on 7/22
1 adults at Bluff Point on 7/22

15 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

4 adults at Long Beach on 7/22
46 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/22

1 adults at Shell Avenue Milford on 7/23
1 adults at Long Beach on 7/23

1 pair, 12 adults, 1 juvenile at Long Beach on 7/23

2 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/23

2 adults at Silver Sands State Park on 7/24
4 adults at Short Beach on 7/24
7 adults at Long Beach on 7/24
28 adults, 2 juveniles at Milford Point on 7/24

1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/24

36 adults at Menunketesuck Island on 7/25
59 adults, 5 juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/25

20 adults at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/26

47 adults, 1 juvenile at Sandy/Morse Points on 7/27
27 adults at Milford Point on 7/27
38 adults at Short Beach on 7/27
2 adults at Stratford Point on 7/27
5 adults at Point-No-Point (The Seawall) on 7/27
3 adults at Long/Pleasure Beach on 7/27
10 adults at Milford Point on 7/27

3 adults at Long Beach on 7/27

This concludes update #17 through 7/28/14 as of 5:00 p.m.