Wes Humpston at SurfIndian

On Saturday night, Surf Indian in Pacific Beach will be the place to be. 7-10 there's a Wes Humpston show and although I have no id...

Volunteers needed at Milford Point and Sandy/Morse Points on July 3

We are looking for volunteers to assist the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment...

Piping Plovers growing older

While there are still some re-nesting Piping Plovers across our state, much of Connecticut has chicks. Some of the earliest nesting pairs, t...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #15

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

Kidman This Time

Three of Andrew's Dreamboards, bound for the U.S. on the slow boat. If he keeps shaping them this nicely he'll be able to aff...

American Oystercatcher/Common Tern joint nest update

Recently we told you about a Common Tern nest that had an American Oystercatcher egg in it out on Falkner Island. The U.S. Fish & Wildli...

Extreme heat - safety first!

We wanted to remind all of you terrific monitors as well as our staff to put your safety first when it comes to being on the beach. This wee...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #14

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

Mackies: Carbon, EPS & Palmer Keels

The boss is a bit quiet at the moment as he's having some bones sorted out, but he's still delivering the goods. Decent litt...

Helping CT DEEP fencing on Charles Island

This past Thursday, June 14, Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds staff and volunteers assisted the Connecticut Department of Energy and ...

Owl Chapman, Dock Ellis & Hallucinogens

You have to bear with me a little on this one, it sort of makes sense. Not being from here, there's a lot of American stuff that I ...

American Oystercatcher/Common Tern joint nest

After looking at that title you probably have no idea what we are talking about. To begin this very strange tale, U.S. Fish & Wildlife S...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #13

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

Monday Movies

First Annual Revolver Vintage Single Fin Shoot Out from John Eldridge on Vimeo . First up is the recent Revolver Single Fin Shootout foo...

Piping Plovers growing up

Steve Spector sent us the following photo one of the three Piping Plover chicks from East Broadway in Milford. It is around two weeks old an...

Eli's Widowmaker

From the ever classic Ben of Scarborough comes some fantastic shots of his teenaged nephew Eli putting a 6' widowmaker to the purpose ...

Griswold Point Piping Plovers

Valerie Bannister sent us a couple of wonderful photos from Griswold Point we wanted to share. Take a look at how cool the adult looks set a...

Higher than high tides

As you are already aware we are now at some of the highest tide cycles we will face in the season. It is a critical time for Least Terns as ...

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds update #12

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

Jon Wegener & the belly slide.

Cornwall & Devon goes to NYC. Wegener epicness. Paipo, bellyboard- whatever. They are fun. Madly fun. My initiation came via the mig...

Amazing American Oystercatcher photos

Timothy L. Thompson provided us with yet more enthralling photos, this time focused on American Oystercatchers and their chicks at Bluff Poi...