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Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds thanks volunteers

Posted on Sep 16, 2014

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds thanks volunteers

On Monday evening, September 15, the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds held a thank you party for all of the tremendous volunteers who helped us conduct surveys, monitoring, stewardship, education and outreach across Connecticut in 2014. We thank the Town of Stratford and the Stratford Conservation Commission for allowing us to use the pavilion at Short Beach Park in Stratford. There have been at least 2,200 hours logged by over 379 volunteers in the AAfCW program this year. We have seen 51 species of shorebirds, terns and long-legged waders at nearly 200 important sites in the state....

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Roger Tory Peterson on the coast

Posted on Aug 21, 2014

Roger Tory Peterson on the coast

#ThrowbackThursday to our own Dr. Roger Tory Peterson enjoying what looks to be a beautiful coastal view. I hope you’re also getting to spend the second half of August near the beach or the shore. We’re wrapping up our field season with the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds and saying goodbye to a near record number of juvenile Piping Plovers that we helped successfully fledge in 2014 across Connecticut.

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Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Posted on Jul 1, 2014

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

This Great Egret (Ardea alba) was foraging at dusk in a tidal pool along the edge of Long Island Sound last night. Snowy Egrets, Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were also nearby doing the same.

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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

Posted on Jun 28, 2014

Piping 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.

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