28, 29 July 18, Milford Point, Royal Tern et al

28 July 18, Milford Point, Royal, Forster's Terns et al.  Shorebirds, esp Semipalmated Sandpipers (about 2K) & Plovers,  as well as the locally breeding birds -- American oystercatchers, Piping Plover  (about 30fledglings), Common Terns (about 150), and Least Terns are currently staging at Milford Point.  Also other terns and shorebirds are moving through.

Royal Tern w/ COTE, Milford Point 7/28/18

Royal Tern w/ COTE, Milford Point 7/28/18

Piping Plover fledgling, Milford Pt, 7/28/18

15 Piping Plover fledglings, Milford Pt, 7/28/18

one section of SESA flock, Milford Point 7/28/18

Common Loon, Milford Point, 7/28/18

Forster's Tern, Milford Point 7/29/18 prob adult nonbreeding

Forster's Tern with Dunlin Milford Point 7/29/18 prob adult nonbreeding

Pectoral Sandpipers, Milford Point 7/29/18

Pectoral Sandpiper w/ SESA, Milford Point 7/29/18 caption

landing SESAs, Milford Point 7/29/18

23 July 18, Milford Point

23 July 18, Milford Point

July 2018, leps, birds

July 2018, leps, birds

Variegated Fritillary, Silver Sands SP, 7/17/18

Variegated Fritillary, Silver Sands SP, 7/17/18

Variegated Fritillary, Silver Sands SP, 7/17/18

Appalachian Brown, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Appalachian Brown, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Appalachian Brown, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Great Spangled Fritillary, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Little Wood Satyr, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Red-spotted Purple, Lake Bethany 7/18/18

Snowy Egrets, Milford Point 7/19/18

PIPL adult, Milford Point 7/19/19

Beach groomer, Cedar Beach, Milford 7/19/18

Wood Duck 7/13/18 Mondo Ponds, Milford

Broad-necked Root Borer Beetle, Prionus laticollis, home, 7/13/18

Piping Plover, fledglings, adults, Milford Point (CT) 5/15/18

Piping Plover, fledglings, adults, Milford Point (CT) 5/15/18

Piping Plover now arriving at Milford Point to stage before southern migration.
One video.

Piping Plover, nearly fledged chicks, Milford Pt, 7/3/18

Video of 2 of a family with 3 chicks shows young stretching wings in company of adult.  Quite likely other chicks have already fledged from the area, and the presence of a group of 4 female adults for two days running indicates they may be individuals who have left their nests either because their chicks have fledged or they've lost their chicks.  (Typically females leave around time of fledging, while males stay later.)