Here's the eBird list of today's (08/19/2012) COA Shorebird Workshop, held at Milford Point. Frank Mantlik Stratford ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply@ebird.org" <do-not-reply@ebird.org> To: mantlik@sbcglobal.net Sent: Sun, August 19, 2012 11:25:24 PM Subject: eBird Report - Milford Pt., Aug 19, 2012 Milford Pt., New Haven, US-CT Aug 19, 2012 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: CT Ornithological Assoc. Annual Shorebird Workshop, led by C. Loscalzo, P. Comins, F. Mantlik, N. Bonomo, F. Gallo. New this year was a 1.5 hour indoor slide presentation first by PC & FM. Then we went out to the beach and sandbars to view the high-tide (12:17) concentration of shorebirds. We initially stayed together as one group, but eventually split up into 3 groups (sandbar, beach, outer marsh platform). Twelve species shorebirds (39 species overall), including nice views of all the common migrant species. The last of us left about 3:15pm. Weather: sunny, becoming cloudy to bright overcast, 70-75F, calm-light wind. Great light conditions for viewing. 39 species Brant 6 continuing rare summering flock. Mallard 2 Common Loon 1 One basic-plumaged bird seen by some before the start of the workshop. Double-crested Cormorant 40 Great Egret 8 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 adult in marsh Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 5 all juveniles, in marsh Osprey 5 Black-bellied Plover 137 actual count. all stages of adult plumage. American Golden-Plover 1 adult in mostly breeding plumage; a different bird than the one at nearby Sikorsky Airport (Stratford) yesterday and today. Semipalmated Plover 120 estimated number, virtually all adults American Oystercatcher 7 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Willet (Eastern) 7 5 juveniles together on sandbar; two adults at tip of point. Ruddy Turnstone 13 Red Knot 1 adult still with some orange-red color on belly. First one reported here this fall. Sanderling 100 estimate. Semipalmated Sandpiper 700 estimate. good views of adults (mostly) and a number of juveniles. Least Sandpiper 3 Short-billed Dowitcher 3 Laughing Gull 10 Ring-billed Gull 3 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Common Tern 400 mostly far out resting on breakwater or feeding out over river mouth/Sound. Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 seen by some of the group American Crow 1 Purple Martin 4 diminished number of birds at the nest colony and in the area. Barn Swallow 20 Carolina Wren 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 30 Yellow Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 1 House Finch 2 House Sparrow 30 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)