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Thursday, June 22, 2023

AAfCW 2023 Field Update #6 and West Haven

This is the sixth field update for the AAfCW in 2023 with data provided from volunteer monitors spanning June 6 through June 20. While air quality has improved, we have shifted into unseasonable temperatures and some rainy days. The upcoming week should have ample opportunities for showers, sustained rain, and thunderstorms. Please monitor the weather conditions at your beach before you go out. If there is a likely chance of rain, stay home. Feel free to cut any visits short if it starts to rain, too.

The cooler temperatures and inclement conditions mean fewer people will be visiting the beach, and our birds will have more peace in general. We have had continued issues with predators of all sorts on all of our beaches. Please keep reporting any signs or sightings of them, and any human disturbances you note through the appropriate channels.

We are looking ahead to July 4th and the beach weather and celebrations that come with it. Our staff will be monitoring all over Connecticut during the holiday weekend and the day itself along with being present for fireworks displays in relevant areas. If you want to monitor for extra time on July 4th or during any potentially good beach weather that weekend, you are more than welcome to, thank you!

Finally, we have some more guidance for monitoring in West Haven. I apologize for all the delays and confusion, and we did not have foreknowledge of the dates of the road raising efforts, what would be closed or open, any information on the parking system, how the police would be treating cars parking on neighboring streets, and so forth. I appreciate all the efforts from our volunteers and local residents providing us with the information they had, and reporting back both positive and negative experiences. Here are the key points...
  1. Volunteers and staff can park at Morse Park and cross the road at Morse St.
  2. Access Morse Park on Morse Ave. via. Blohm St.
  3. West Haven has all monitor vehicle and plate information that is now put into their system
  4. West Haven Police will be notified (hopefully this week) that we are using the Morse Park parking lot for beach access for the purpose of monitoring
  5. The parking vendor is completely out of the loop with this new plan for now
  6. There is no vehicle access to Beach St. from Monahan Place to Morse Ave.
I realize that may be confusing, but if you check out Morse Park and those streets on a map on your phone or computer, it will help. I am sorry we have to work this way for now, and certainly understand if anyone wants to skip monitoring in West Haven, or wishes to change sites - just please let me know. This parking should be out of the way of residents and their respective neighborhoods, and feel free to tell anyone who asks (such as construction workers or city employees) you are there to monitor the shorebirds and present your CT DEEP identification badge. I cannot recommend parking anywhere else as police can be unpredictable and may ticket you for parking on a no parking or resident only street.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks so much!

Scott Kruitbosch
AAfCW Volunteer Coordinator

Species

Date

Location

Pairs

Adults

Nests

Hatchlings

Fledglings

Juveniles

PIPL

June 6

Sandy/Morse Points


33


8



AMOY

June 6

Long Beach

1

3





PIPL

June 6

Long Beach


10

2

6



AMOY

June 6

Milford Point

2



3



PIPL

June 6

Milford Point

1

5

1

6



LETE

June 6

Milford Point

7

69

15




AMOY

June 6

Bluff Point

1






PIPL

June 6

Bluff Point

3

2

3

4



AMOY

June 7

Hammonassett State Park

1

2





PIPL

June 7

Long Beach



3




AMOY

June 7

Long Beach

1

1

1




LETE

June 7

Long Beach

1






PIPL

June 7

Long Beach

2

9

3

5



AMOY

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points

1

1


3



PIPL

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points

3

11


7



LETE

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points


78





AMOY

June 7

Long Beach


3





AMOY

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points

1

4


4



PIPL

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points

6

18

4

17



PIPL

June 7

Long Beach

2

3

1

4



LETE

June 7

Sandy/Morse Points


30

8




AMOY

June 8

Milford Point

5



5



PIPL

June 8

Milford Point

4

6

4

10



COTE

June 8

Milford Point


4





LETE

June 8

Milford Point

35

130

5




PIPL

June 9

Milford Point

2

5

4

1



AMOY

June 9

Milford Point

1

3


2



LETE

June 9

Milford Point

5

67

20




PIPL

June 9

Milford Point


6

3

5

1


LETE

June 9

Milford Point

2

79

24




AMOY

June 9

Milford Point


4





AMOY

June 10

Sandy/Morse Points

2



3



PIPL

June 10

Sandy/Morse Points

2

8

4

13



LETE

June 10

Sandy/Morse Points

4

45

20




AMOY

June 10

Sandy/Morse Points

2



3



AMOY

June 10

Griswold Point

1






PIPL

June 10

Griswold Point

1






LETE

June 10

Sandy/Morse Points

4

45

20




AMOY

June 11

Silver Sands State Park


1





AMOY

June 11

Long Beach

1

1





PIPL

June 11

Long Beach

6

3

2

3

3


COTE

June 11

Long Beach

1






PIPL

June 11

Sandy/Morse Points

8

1

5

11



AMOY

June 11

Sandy/Morse Points

3

1


3



LETE

June 11

Sandy/Morse Points

15

30

15




COTE

June 11

Sandy/Morse Points


1





LETE

June 11

Milford Point


32





COTE

June 11

Milford Point


17





PIPL

June 11

Milford Point

3

3


2



AMOY

June 11

Milford Point


3


6



PIPL

June 12

Milford Point

1

6

1

5



AMOY

June 12

Milford Point


4





PIPL

June 12

Milford Point


11


16


4

LETE

June 12

Milford Point


24





AMOY

June 12

Bluff Point

1






PIPL

June 12

Bluff Point


7


5



AMOY

June 13

Milford Point


12


4



PIPL

June 13

Milford Point


19

5

3



LETE

June 13

Milford Point

2

43

11




AMOY

June 13

Milford Point


5


5



PIPL

June 13

Milford Point

2

16

1

6



LETE

June 13

Milford Point

1

28

3




PIPL

June 13

Griswold Point

1

1





PIPL

June 13

Long Beach


3

4




AMOY

June 13

Griswold Point


1





PIPL

June 13

Long Beach

1

4



3


PIPL

June 13

Long Beach

1

5

3

1



AMOY

June 13

Long Beach


3





AMOY

June 13

Bluff Point

2






LETE

June 13

Bluff Point


3





PIPL

June 13

Bluff Point

2

4

4

4



AMOY

June 13

Sandy/Morse Points

2

1


3



PIPL

June 13

Sandy/Morse Points

3

14


3



LETE

June 13

Sandy/Morse Points


40

8




AMOY

June 14

Long Beach

2

1

1




PIPL

June 14

Long Beach

4

4

3



5

AMOY

June 15

Long Beach


8





AMOY

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

2

6


3



PIPL

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

2

16

5

16



COTE

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points


1





LETE

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

2

59

11




COTE

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points


1





AMOY

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

2

4


3



LETE

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

7

81

7




PIPL

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

8

21

8

5



PIPL

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

8

11

6

7



AMOY

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points

2

2


3



LETE

June 15

Sandy/Morse Points


50

3




AMOY

June 16

Long Beach

2

4

2




PIPL

June 16

Long Beach

7

3

4

6


1

PIPL

June 16

Milford Point

2

7

8

2



AMOY

June 16

Milford Point


2





LETE

June 16

Milford Point

3

60

8




AMOY

June 16

Griswold Point

1






PIPL

June 16

Griswold Point

1


1




PIPL

June 16

Milford Point


26

3

10


1

LETE

June 16

Milford Point

1

51

1




AMOY

June 16

Milford Point

1

1



1


AMOY

June 17

Chaffinch Island

1

3





AMOY

June 18

Long Beach

2






PIPL

June 18

Long Beach

6

2

1

9


1

PIPL

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points

7

2

5

12


5

AMOY

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points

2

2


3



LETE

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points



14

2



COTE

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points


1





AMOY

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points


1


3



PIPL

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points

8

5


16



LETE

June 18

Sandy/Morse Points

6

8

12




PIPL

June 19

Milford Point

1

1


2


3

AMOY

June 19

Griswold Point

1






AMOY

June 19

Milford Point


6





PIPL

June 19

Milford Point


14


8



COTE

June 19

Milford Point


16





LETE

June 19

Milford Point


12





PIPL

June 19

Griswold Point


1

1




PIPL

June 20

Long Beach

4

2

1

10



AMOY

June 20

Long Beach

1

4





AMOY

June 20

Milford Point

1

5


2



PIPL

June 20

Milford Point

2

15

2

5

4


LETE

June 20

Milford Point

1

31

11




COTE

June 20

Long Beach

1






AMOY

June 20

Long Beach

1

5

2




PIPL

June 20

Long Beach

2

1

1




AMOY

June 20

Milford Point

2



3

1


PIPL

June 20

Milford Point

3

17

3

2

1


LETE

June 20

Milford Point

3

20

4




PIPL

June 20

Bluff Point


14





AMOY

June 20

Bluff Point


1





LETE

June 20

Bluff Point


2





LETE

June 20

Bluff Point


3





AMOY

June 20

Milford Point

2




2


AMOY

June 20

Bluff Point

1

1





PIPL

June 20

Milford Point

5

3

3

3

5

1

LETE

June 20

Milford Point

5

30

21




PIPL

June 20

Bluff Point

3

5

5

3



PIPL

June 20

Bluff Point

2

10

1


1

2

AMOY

June 20

Bluff Point


1





COTE

June 20

Bluff Point


5