Jim Deneven

The recent Trefz post made me think of Jim Deneven , who's story is one of the standout segments of 'Thread'. Jim of course ...

Piping Plover chick foraging

Check out some more awesome photos from Timothy L. Thompson of this Piping Plover chick at Bluff Point! In the third and seventh shots see i...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #11

This is the eleventh update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2012 season. It includes reports of Piping Plover...

Piping Plover hatchlings at Bluff Point

A big thank you to Timothy L. Thompson for sending us these awesome Piping Plover hatchling shots from Bluff Point. That one photo in partic...

Wibz' Waves

My mate Paul Whibley in South Australia is a total legend. He's as surf stoked as it gets, has boards from Ekstrom and Mackie among ...

CT DEEP Memorial Day weekend message

Here is a message from Laura Saucier of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection concerning Piping Plovers and Memo...

Help us on Memorial Day weekend

Warm and sunny weather has arrived in Connecticut! With it comes a greater responsibility and need to be out on the beaches monitoring our c...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #10

This is the tenth update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2012 season. It includes reports of Piping Plover, A...

Some More Stubs

A few more racers from Mackie.

Video of Least Tern mating ritual

Here is the video of the Least Tern mating ritual mentioned in more detail in this post . It is very encouraging to see this state-threatene...

Classic!

TA with Glen's hardware. In the old days they would have sold that before the night was through, but they're mellower gentlemen now...

Least Tern mating ritual

The pair of Least Terns pictured below were on Long Beach in Stratford on May 16 as seen by AAfCW coordinator Scott Kruitbosch. They were in...

USFWS hosts Stewart B. McKinney Luncheon

This past Saturday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a Stewart B. McKinney luncheon and awards ceremony at the Connecticut Audubon S...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #9

This is the ninth update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2012 season. It includes reports of Piping Plover, A...

A Trefz Deal

Here's a nice little offer for fans of fine surf art & film. We now have available copies of Patrick's debut film 'Threa...

Hope Island

  It's a short paddle from Ala Spit across to Hope Island, although there can be a lot of water moving through this passage, leading to ...

Smith Island

Two weeks ago, I had an opportunity to fly up to Friday Harbor.  On the way I saw plenty of familiar beaches and took an awful lot of crummy...