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Posts Tagged "waterbirds"

Greater Yellowlegs and continuing Connecticut surveys

Posted on Nov 16, 2014

Greater Yellowlegs and continuing Connecticut surveys

Are you a Connecticut birder? Do you use eBird? Are you passing through Roger Tory Peterson’s former home in the Nutmeg state at some point and planning on enjoying some of the fine coastal waterbirds it features? Please remember to share your eBird checklists with us via the share function at ctwaterbirds@gmail.com and your contribution to the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds will be readily accepted and heartily appreciated! Nesting season may have ended months ago and will not start for several more but we have a great mix of wintering long-legged waders and shorebirds, like...

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Roger Tory Peterson – Galapagos

Posted on Jul 31, 2014

Roger Tory Peterson – Galapagos

Here’s a Throwback Thursday photo to Roger Tory Peterson in the Galapagos in 1964 from Ross Kiester. Here’s hoping many of you are getting to relax on the beach and enjoy some birds or will be soon! Our coastal stewardship work continues through August across Connecticut at some of Roger’s favorite locations.

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Hurricane Arthur

Posted on Jul 6, 2014

Hurricane Arthur

There always seems to be something strange going on with the weather in the Northeast United States and this Independence Day weekend was no exception. I cannot recall a time where we were even talking about tropical cyclones in early July but sure enough, Hurricane Arthur decided to make a close pass right off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coasts on the Fourth after ramming through the Carolinas. The most engrossing image I saw in the last week was this radar grab by the Severe Weather Institute – Radar & Lightning Laboratories at UAHuntsville. As they said it depicts the power...

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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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Eggs from the archives

Posted on Jun 5, 2014

Eggs 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...

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