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Planning meeting for Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds

Posted on Dec 5, 2014

Planning meeting for Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds

If you haven’t noticed we at RTPI are going to make a more concerted effort to show you all what really goes on during our work days. Many of the beautiful birds and other creatures we post to share and enjoy are taken during a very tiny slice of our time. Today I spent the afternoon meeting with our friends and partners from Audubon Connecticut at the Audubon Center at Bent of the River in Southbury, Connecticut. We discussed our partnership efforts in the upcoming 2015 season for the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. Pictured here are Audubon Connecticut’s Patrick...

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Greater Yellowlegs feeding alone

Posted on Dec 1, 2014

Greater Yellowlegs feeding alone

This Greater Yellowlegs was found foraging alone in a shallow, still and serene November pond. It may seem lonely in this location but many of its friends and counterparts, I am certain, were not far away. A bunch of long-legged waders were enjoying the same waters. On that very day I recorded Dunlin, Sanderling, Black-bellied Plovers, and likely Short-billed Dowitchers. Who said shorebirding in New England couldn’t be a Thanksgiving sport? Thanks, climate change! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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Beach stewardship

Posted on Jul 6, 2014

Beach stewardship

Beach stewardship continues this weekend…the best ambassadors for the birds are the kids!

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Connecticut waterbirds in action

Posted on Jul 4, 2014

Connecticut waterbirds in action

We are currently at the peak of activity for Connecticut’s waterbirds with terns, shorebirds and long-legged waders raising young across the state. The shoreline and its beaches, marshes and other waterways are full of activity with birds foraging, carrying food back to hatchlings or mates, defending territories and protecting eggs…there is something to look at everywhere! RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser and I have been hard at work on our Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds project and spent some time surveying this week collecting these photos along the way. Bear in mind when...

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RTPI & Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds

Posted on Feb 28, 2014

RTPI & Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds

RTPI is proud to be a new partner in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds’ (AAfCW) third season, an active conservation, education and outreach project that provides stewardship and survey efforts by volunteers and staff working to help federal and state officials in an innovative joint initiative on Connecticut’s beaches, islands, and other coastal areas to monitor waterbirds like the Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and many more. RTPI’s President & Executive Director Twan Leenders and I (Conservation & Outreach Coordinator Scott...

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