AAfCW 2015 Volunteer Update #22

This is the twenty-second and final weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2015 season. Today's update includes reports of Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and Common Tern from August 24 through 12:00 p.m. on September 2 with sightings of birds by volunteers and staff spanning that period.

Informational updates:

Now that August has come to a close our regular field monitoring has ended for the 2015 season. Please send in any data that has not yet been submitted, including disturbances or other notable information such as the number of trash bags collected. Thank you again so much to all of our monitors in 2015 and we hope to see you in 2016!

Survey and monitoring updates:

Piping Plover
1 juvenile at Sandy/Morse Points on 8/25
1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 8/26
1 juvenile at Pleasure Beach on 8/28

American Oystercatcher
2 pairs, 1 adult at Milford Point on 8/24
1 adult at Short Beach on 8/24
1 adult at Sandy/Morse Points on 8/25
5 adults, 1 juvenile at Mouth of Oyster River West Haven/Milford on 8/25
2 adults at Milford Point on 8/26
2 adults at Mouth of Oyster River on 8/27
5 pairs, 3 adults, 4 juveniles at Cockenoe Island on 8/27
1 pair at Goose Island on 8/27
1 pair, 1 adult at Crow Island on 8/27
1 pair at East White Rock on 8/27
39 adults at Short Beach on 8/28
1 pair, 2 adults, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 8/28
1 pair at Calf Island on 8/28
1 pair, 1 juvenile at Little Captain's Island on 8/28
1 pair at Milford Point on 8/31
43 adults at Short Beach on 8/31

Least Tern
3 pair, 6 adults, 3 hatchlings, 2 fledglings at Milford Point on 8/24
2 adults at Long Beach on 8/24
2 pairs, 6 adults, 1 hatchling, 2 fledglings, 1 juvenile at Milford Point on 8/26
3 adults, 1 fledgling at Milford Point on 8/28

Common Tern
500 adults/juveniles at Short Beach on 8/24
12 adults at Pleasure Beach on 8/24
105 adults/juveniles at Crow Island on 8/27
118 adults/juveniles at Sheffield Island on 8/27
207 adults/juveniles at Little Captain's Island on 8/28
150 adults/juveniles at Sandy/Morse Points on 8/31

This concludes update #22 through 9/2/15 as of 12:00 p.m.

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