American Golden Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper, Milford Point 9/10/14

A few record shots of an American Golden Plover (and one of a resting White-rumped Sandpiper, one of Willets) at Milford Point this afternoon (9/10/14).

American Golden-Plover, Milford Pt, 9/10/14

American Golden-Plover w/ 2 Black-bellied Plover, 9/10/14 Milford Pt

Buff-breasted SP Sandy Pt, 9/7/14

Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sandy Point on 7 Sept 14.  A few record photos.  Also Greater Scaup and Pipevine Swallowtail (at home).  

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Sandy Point, West Haven 9/7/14 2:10 PM

Greater Scaup, Sandy Point, 9/7/14d

Greater Scaup, Sandy Point, 9/7/14

Pipevine Swallowtail, home, 9/7/14

Pipevine Swallowtail, 9/7/14 home

9/7/14, Marbled Godwit, Bridseye boat ramp, Stratford

8/9/14 Bauer Park leps Mulberry Wing, Peck's, Tawny

A few of the butterfly species from the CBA walk in Bauer Park in Madison Ct today, 8/9/14.  Mulberry Wing, Peck's Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper:

Mulberry Wing ventral (one of group of 4)

Peck's Skipper (most numerous today)

Eastern Tailed Blue

Tawny-edged Skipper

Gimpy 8/1/14; COTE, LETE 7/31/14

SB Dowtichers, middle Herdersonii, 7/30/14 Mlfd Pt

Gimpy shading

COTE 7/31/14 Mlfd Pt

Gimpy 8/1/14

Gimpy 8/1/14

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Plover w/ Sanderling 7/31/14 Mlfd Pt

LETE w/ chick Mlf Pt 7/31/14

Gimpy 809 E Broadway, 8/1/14

Gimpy 7/26; LETE juv 7/24;juv AMOY, juv LETE

Gimpy was found by monitor Elizabeth M-G on Silver Sands on 7/25/14; found him back on E Broadway today, 7/26/14 (in line with Maddox Ave).  Also shown below, juveniles of two of the other target species for monitoring by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds: Least Tern and American Oystercatcher, both of which bred on the sandbars at Milford Point in 2014.

7/24/14 juvenile Least Tern Milford Pt

Adult male Long-tailed Duck, Mlfd Pt, 7/24/14

Juvenile AMOY, 7/24/14 Mlfd Pt

Juv Least Tern 7/24/14 Mlfd Pt

Juv Least Tern, 7/24/14 Mlfd Pt

Gimpy E Bway, 7/26/14

Gimpy E Broadway 7/26/14

Gimpy E Broadway 7/26/14

7/24/14 PIPL Gimpy 849 E Broadway

Today, 7/23/14, Gimpy was foraging in the wrack and at the water in line with 849 East Broadway.  His family (adult male and 3 siblings) left 2 days ago, but he has remained.  He flies well.  We hope he will be able to migrate south.  A few record shots from this morning: