Piping Plover family, Shell Beach, 6/28/17

Piping Plover family, Shell Beach, 6/30/17 & 6/28/17.  On 6/30/17, chicks flew about 8 feet following mom, who was leading them away from crowded beach with dogs. On 6/28/17,  Female shelters with chick in shade; male takes sentry duty.  Chicks more than 2 weeks old.

PIPL chicks, 6/30/17, Shell Beach

PIPL chics, 6/30/17, Shell Beach

the 3rd PIPL chick, 6/30/17, Shell Beach

PIPL chick stretching wing, 6/30/17, Shell Beach

female PIPL 2E, sentry, Shell Beach, 6/30/17

PIPL chick and adult sheltering 6/28/17, Shell Beach Milford cT

This pair on Shell on 6/30/17

King Rail, 6/28/17

King Rail, 6/28/17, Connecticut.  Probably female.

6/26/17 Leps, etc

6/26/17 Leps, etc

Gray Hairstreak on Dogbane, home, 6/26/17

Gray Hairstreak on Dogbane, home, 6/26/17

Gray Hairstreak on Dogbane, home, 6/26/17

Great Spangled Fritillary, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

Great Spangled Fritillary, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

Red Admiral, home, 6/26/17

Red Admiral, home, 6/26/17

Virginia Ctenucha, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

Virginia Ctenucha, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

female Widow Skimmer, home garden, 6/26/17

female Widow Skimmer, home garden, 6/26/17

Ebony Jewelwing, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle, Bent of the River, 6/26/17

Shell Avenue Piping Plover, 2 weeks old, 6/26/17

Shell Avenue Piping Plover, 2 weeks old, 6/26/17.  (on video mistakenly says 6/27).

PIPL male, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL chick, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL chick, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL chick, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL chick, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL female 2E, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

American Oystercatcher, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

PIPL female 2E, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/26/17

Common Goldeneye again, Wilcox Park, Milford CT 6/25/17

Common Goldeneye again, Wilcox Park, Milford CT 6/25/17

Relocated this individual yesterday near WilcoxPark, and photographed him this morning (6/25/17).  Probably same individual as one reported on 5/15/17.  Must be a Common Goldeneye from overall shape (note round-dance head, for example), but still is in what looks closest to a juvenile plumage.  Note naked shafts of flight feathers, evident esp in first photo and video.

6/23/17, Shell Ave Beach PIPL

6/23/17, Shell Ave Beach PIPL.  3 Chicks (12 days old), Parents.

Shell Ave female PIPL (2E), 6/23/17

Shell Ave male, female PIPL (2E) adults watching chicks, 6/23/17

Shell Ave PIPL chick, 6/23/17 (most developed one)

Shell Ave PIPL chick, 6/23/17, all legs

Shell Ave PIPL chick, 6/23/17

Shell Ave , 2 PIPL chicks, 6/23/17

3 Shell Ave PIPL chicks, 6/23/17

6/20/17, Long Wharf LTDU, Shell Ave PIPLs, 6/2017. 6/21/17

6/20/17, Long Wharf LTDU, Shell Ave PIPLs.  This late drake Long-tailed Duck is molting flight and tail feathers.  Perhaps has a physical problem.

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Drake Long-tailed Duck, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

American Oystercatcher, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

American Oystercatcher, Long Wharf Pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Double-crested Cormorant, Long Wharf, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Black-crowned Night Heron, Long Wharf, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Black-crowned Night Heron, Long Wharf, New Haven CT 6/21/17

Great Egret, Long Wharf pier, New Haven CT 6/21/17

PIPL chick, Shell Ave, 6/20/17

PIPL dad, Shell Ave, Milford CT 6/20/17

6/21/17, Shell Ave PIPL chick

6/21/17, Shell Ave PIPL chick

6/21/17, Shell Ave, 2 PIPL chicks shading

6/21/17, Shell Ave PIPL dad

6/21/17, Shell Ave PIPL chick shading

6/21/17, Shell Ave PIPL mom