Connecticut Ornithological Association/Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds Shorebird Identification Workshop
Here’s Audubon Connecticut’s Patrick Comins talking to a great group of attendees at the Connecticut Ornithological Association shorebird identification workshop this past Saturday in Milford, Connecticut. He and Sean Graesser led them into the field to find some uncommon species including Red Knot and the Western subspecies of Willet. These types of education and conservation events are all part of what we contribute to as a part of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds throughout the northeast.
Read MorePiping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Heading to the shore this weekend? Please remember to share the beach with families of birds like these Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). There is room for all of us to enjoy it if we respect their space.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson on the beach
Throwback Thursday – I love this photo by Noble Proctor of Roger Tory Peterson on a beach with all sorts of waterbirds around. It fits in precisely with our constant work as a partner in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW), protecting, managing, and educating the public on shorebirds, terns, waders and more across Connecticut in some of Roger’s favorite places. See more on AAfCW: http://rtpi.org/conservation/audubon-alliance-for-coastal-waterbirds/
Read MoreEggs from the archives
There are dozens of pairs of Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers currently with nests or young hatchlings across the Connecticut coast. We are working seven days a week as a partner in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds to provide stewardship and survey efforts for these birds with seasonal staff members, Audubon Connecticut staff and our tremendous volunteers, numbering well over 100 dedicated people. Least and Common Terns are also beginning to nest, a bit later than usual this year likely because of low prey populations (and maybe cooler water because of the extremely cold...
Read MorePiping Plovers nesting at Griswold Point
Earlier this week RTPI Affiliate and Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds Technician Sean Graesser assisted the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) in erecting Piping Plover exclosures at The Nature Conservancy’s Griswold Point property in Old Lyme, Connecticut. This is the third year that Sean is helping CT DEEP in this delicate process where a metal cage is set up around a complete four-egg Piping Plover clutch in order to prevent predators from being able to easily take the eggs. The exclosure, which can be seen in the second to last photo, has...
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