This is the sixth field update for the AAfCW in 2024 with data provided from volunteer monitors spanning May 16 through May 22. We are now at the point of the season where we will have American Oystercatchers and Piping Plovers hatching all over Connecticut. At the same time, we are seeing our Least Terns and Common Terns laying eggs and establishing colonies across the state as well. This is the beginning of the most critical time of the year for our birds.
Please give chicks as wide a berth as possible, using binoculars and/or spotting scopes to identify and observe them. The closer we are, the more of a threat we become - to nests, young, adults, all of our birds. Ideally, our birds should act as if no one is around. Please heed alarm calls and remember that chicks may freeze in place if frightened. Taking careful steps and staying below the high tide line is all the more important. Photographs or videos of birds and chicks are not necessary and can often stress them more now.Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the first busy beach weekend of the year, and it typically coincides with the first hatchling Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers running around our shoreline. We need all the help we can get to monitor beaches and speak to beachgoers during this vital period.
If anyone can help and put in some extra time at your location(s) with beach stewardship, especially on Memorial Day, we would greatly appreciate it! If you have your monitoring ID and your beach is closed to residents only, you can use the ID to enter if you explain you are there to monitor the shorebirds for CT DEEP. You do not have to schedule extra Memorial Day weekend monitoring in advance. Thank you again for all your hard work!
|
Species |
Date |
Location |
Pairs |
Adults |
Nests |
Hatchlings |
|
AMOY |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 17 |
Bluff Point |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Bluff Point |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Griswold Point |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Milford Point |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 18 |
Sherwood Island |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Silver Sands State Park |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 19 |
Compo Beach |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 20 |
Long Beach |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 20 |
Milford Point |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 20 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 20 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 20 |
Long Beach |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Long Beach |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Bluff Point |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 21 |
Waterford Town Beach |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 22 |
Pleasure Beach |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
AMOY |
May 22 |
Milford Point |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 18 |
Milford Point |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 19 |
Compo Beach |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 20 |
Bluff Point |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 21 |
Long Beach |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
COTE |
May 22 |
Pleasure Beach |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
0 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
10 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
0 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 17 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 18 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 18 |
Milford Point |
1 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 20 |
Long Beach |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 20 |
Milford Point |
7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 20 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 20 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 20 |
Long Beach |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
3 |
82 |
2 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Long Beach |
0 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
1 |
56 |
3 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 21 |
Waterford Town Beach |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 22 |
Pleasure Beach |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
LETE |
May 22 |
Milford Point |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
2 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 16 |
Milford Point |
6 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 16 |
Long Beach |
4 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
0 |
20 |
7 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
1 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Milford Point |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Long Beach |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Bluff Point |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 17 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 18 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
5 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 18 |
Griswold Point |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 18 |
Milford Point |
1 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 18 |
Milford Point |
0 |
22 |
6 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 19 |
Silver Sands State Park |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
7 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 19 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 20 |
Long Beach |
6 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 20 |
Milford Point |
2 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 20 |
Bluff Point |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 20 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
6 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
0 |
23 |
5 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Long Beach |
6 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
2 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Sandy/Morse Points |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Bluff Point |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Bluff Point |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Milford Point |
0 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 21 |
Long Beach |
0 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 22 |
Long Beach |
8 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 22 |
Pleasure Beach |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
PIPL |
May 22 |
Milford Point |
0 |
16 |
8 |
0 |
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