Help Connecticut’s waterbirds
Connecticut volunteers and citizen scientists, can you assist in erecting string fencing and signage for Piping Plovers and other waterbirds? The first date is tomorrow at Sandy/Morse Points in West Haven at 10:00AM where our group will meet in the parking lot. Volunteers should bring: work gloves, water, a snack, appropriate footwear, sunscreen, sunglasses, hats and whatever else you may need avoid too much sun. These locations can either be quite cool or very warm depending on the day so dress for any weather. A pocket knife or multi-tool can be handy and a sledge hammer or mallet can be...
Read MoreSanderlings (Calidris alba) by Scott Kruitbosch
These Sanderlings (Calidris alba) were feeding along the gentle waves of Long Island Sound today in Stratford, Connecticut. Note that the bird on the far right has a silver federal band that I unfortunately could not read. They were part of a group of over 100 combined Sanderling and Dunlin (Calidris alpina). The two species are typically found together in Connecticut through the winter but I was excited to see any shorebirds and many other spring waterbirds will be arriving shortly.
Read MoreRTPI & 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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