Anchor Beach with many dead washed up fish
Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in
Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.
1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous
Herring and Ring billed gulls.
Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),
washed up along the shore and tide line.
I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.
I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.
Bev Propen, Orange
Same finding on shoreline in old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got
caught in a cold snap?
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in
Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.
1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous
Herring and Ring billed gulls.
Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),
washed up along the shore and tide line.
I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.
I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.
Bev Propen, Orange
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From CTPost digital a few days ago:
‘Will Healey, media relations for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the last few weeks.
“We believe this is likely due to a natural event, possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are still investigating,” Healey said.’
They also say it is a very small fraction of the total
Colleen Lord
Savin Rock,West Haven
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Same finding on shoreline in old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got
caught in a cold snap?
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in
Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.
1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous
Herring and Ring billed gulls.
Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),
washed up along the shore and tide line.
I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.
I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.
Bev Propen, Orange
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Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving it, but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say.
Loralee Richter
Danbury, CT
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Colleen Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
From CTPost digital a few days ago:
‘Will Healey, media relations for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the last few weeks.
“We believe this is likely due to a natural event, possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are still investigating,” Healey said.’
They also say it is a very small fraction of the total
Colleen Lord
Savin Rock,West Haven
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Same finding on shoreline in old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got
caught in a cold snap?
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in
Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.
1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous
Herring and Ring billed gulls.
Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),
washed up along the shore and tide line.
I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.
I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.
Bev Propen, Orange
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I noticed same at Gulf Beach, Milford last night.
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 5:44 PM, Loralee Richter via CTBirdsctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote: Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving it, but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say.
Loralee Richter
Danbury, CT
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Colleen Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
From CTPost digital a few days ago:
‘Will Healey, media relations for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the last few weeks.
“We believe this is likely due to a natural event, possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are still investigating,” Healey said.’
They also say it is a very small fraction of the total
Colleen Lord
Savin Rock,West Haven
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Same finding on shoreline in old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got
caught in a cold snap?
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in
Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.
1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous
Herring and Ring billed gulls.
Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),
washed up along the shore and tide line.
I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.
I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.
Bev Propen, Orange
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The species is Atlantic Menhaden, (Brevootoia tyrannus) locally known as "bunker"Listening to the CT DEEP Biologist, "science" this is not the end of the world, as some news outlets make an attempt it to be. In my humble opinion, there are still many other fish species in LIS and as far as I have researched none of these other species are washing up dead.Bunker are NOTORIOUS for being the fish to be involved in LIS fish kills, this is nothing new and has been happening for centuries...didn't Block and other early explorers mention this?Friends have asked me my opinion that could it be Covid killing these fish from the wastewater outflows...funny I'm a retired plumber, not a microbiologist. According to all DEEP info, it's a NATURAL OCCURANCE, my longtime LIS fishing experiance, has to believe their science is correct.Respectfully,Larry FlynnSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
-------- Original message --------From: Susan Doherty via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Date: 12/13/20 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Loralee Richter loraleeann@gmail.com, Loralee Richter via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org, Colleen Lord clordtalbot@gmail.com Cc: CT Birds List ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anchor Beach with many dead washed up fish I noticed same at Gulf Beach, Milford last night.Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 5:44 PM, Loralee Richter via CTBirdsctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote: Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving it, but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say. Loralee RichterDanbury, CTSent from my iPhone> On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Colleen Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:> > From CTPost digital a few days ago:> ‘Will Healey, media relations for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the last few weeks.> “We believe this is likely due to a natural event, possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are still investigating,” Healey said.’> > They also say it is a very small fraction of the total > > https://www.darientimes.com/news/ctpost/article/Dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-Darien-surrounding-area-15792086.php> > Colleen Lord> > Savin Rock,West Haven> > > > Sent from my iPhone> >> On Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:>> >> Same finding on shoreline in old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got>> caught in a cold snap?>>> On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <>>> ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>>> >>> >> >>> Milford, Anchor Beach. My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in>>> Milford up to the Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.>>> 1 Red throated loon, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous>>> Herring and Ring billed gulls.>>> Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12" long),>>> washed up along the shore and tide line.>>> I saw some gulls eating fish further out during this low tide.>>> I was wondering why there were so many dead fish along the beach.>>> Bev Propen, Orange>>> _______________________________________________>>> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA)>> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.>>> For subscription information visit>> http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org>> _______________________________________________>> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.>> For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org> _______________________________________________> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.> For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org_______________________________________________This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org _______________________________________________This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org
My husband ran a waterfront hotel in Greenwich for 10 years. Masses of dead
Bunkers clogging up the marina were an annual occurrence.
Lisa Coggins
Canton, CT
On Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 5:24 AM lafly1953 via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
The species is Atlantic Menhaden, (Brevootoia tyrannus) locally known as
"bunker"Listening to the CT DEEP Biologist, "science" this is not the end
of the world, as some news outlets make an attempt it to be. In my humble
opinion, there are still many other fish species in LIS and as far as I
have researched none of these other species are washing up dead.Bunker are
NOTORIOUS for being the fish to be involved in LIS fish kills, this is
nothing new and has been happening for centuries...didn't Block and other
early explorers mention this?Friends have asked me my opinion that could it
be Covid killing these fish from the wastewater outflows...funny I'm a
retired plumber, not a microbiologist. According to all DEEP info, it's a
NATURAL OCCURANCE, my longtime LIS fishing experiance, has to believe their
science is correct.Respectfully,Larry FlynnSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE
Device
-------- Original message --------From: Susan Doherty via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Date: 12/13/20 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) To:
Loralee Richter loraleeann@gmail.com, Loralee Richter via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>, Colleen Lord clordtalbot@gmail.com Cc: CT
Birds List ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anchor
Beach with many dead washed up fish I noticed same at Gulf Beach, Milford
last night.Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 5:44
PM, Loralee Richter via CTBirdsctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving it,
but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I
didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say. Loralee
RichterDanbury, CTSent from my iPhone> On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Colleen
Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:> > From CTPost
digital a few days ago:> ‘Will Healey, media relations for the state
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received
multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the
last few weeks.> “We believe this is likely due to a natural event,
possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance
of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are
still investigating,” Healey said.’> > They also say it is a very small
fraction of the total > >
https://www.darientimes.com/news/ctpost/article/Dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-Darien-surrounding-area-15792086.php>
Colleen Lord> > Savin Rock,West Haven> > > > Sent from my iPhone> >> On
Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>> >> Same finding on shoreline in
old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got>> caught in a cold snap?>>>
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <>>>
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>>> >>> >> >>> Milford, Anchor Beach.
My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in>>> Milford up to the
Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.>>> 1 Red throated loon, 1
Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous>>> Herring and Ring billed
gulls.>>> Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12"
long),>>> washed up along the shore and tide line.>>> I saw some gulls
eating fish further out during this low tide.>>> I was wondering why there
were so many dead fish along the beach.>>> Bev Propen, Orange>>>
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I went birding/fishing on the Stamford public pier about two weeks ago. The
water was filled with hundreds of bunker, more than I have ever seen and
I've been on the Sound since the mid 1940's. There were no bluefish or
striped bass under them nor wheeling gulls above them for the scraps and
the only thing I caught was a snagged bunker that I carefully unhooked and
tossed back.
On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 8:04 AM Lisa C via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
My husband ran a waterfront hotel in Greenwich for 10 years. Masses of dead
Bunkers clogging up the marina were an annual occurrence.
Lisa Coggins
Canton, CT
On Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 5:24 AM lafly1953 via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
The species is Atlantic Menhaden, (Brevootoia tyrannus) locally known as
"bunker"Listening to the CT DEEP Biologist, "science" this is not the end
of the world, as some news outlets make an attempt it to be. In my
humble
opinion, there are still many other fish species in LIS and as far as I
have researched none of these other species are washing up dead.Bunker
are
NOTORIOUS for being the fish to be involved in LIS fish kills, this is
nothing new and has been happening for centuries...didn't Block and
other
early explorers mention this?Friends have asked me my opinion that could
it
be Covid killing these fish from the wastewater outflows...funny I'm a
retired plumber, not a microbiologist. According to all DEEP info, it's a
NATURAL OCCURANCE, my longtime LIS fishing experiance, has to believe
their
science is correct.Respectfully,Larry FlynnSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE
Device
-------- Original message --------From: Susan Doherty via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Date: 12/13/20 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) To:
Loralee Richter loraleeann@gmail.com, Loralee Richter via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>, Colleen Lord clordtalbot@gmail.com Cc:
CT
Birds List ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anchor
Beach with many dead washed up fish I noticed same at Gulf Beach, Milford
last night.Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at
5:44
PM, Loralee Richter via CTBirdsctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving
it,
but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I
didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say. Loralee
RichterDanbury, CTSent from my iPhone> On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM,
Colleen
Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:> > From CTPost
digital a few days ago:> ‘Will Healey, media relations for the state
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have
received
multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the
last few weeks.> “We believe this is likely due to a natural event,
possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance
of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are
still investigating,” Healey said.’> > They also say it is a very small
fraction of the total > >
Colleen Lord> > Savin Rock,West Haven> > > > Sent from my iPhone> >> On
Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>> >> Same finding on shoreline in
old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got>> caught in a cold snap?>>>
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <>>>
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>>> >>> >> >>> Milford, Anchor Beach.
My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in>>> Milford up to the
Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.>>> 1 Red throated loon, 1
Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous>>> Herring and Ring
billed
gulls.>>> Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12"
long),>>> washed up along the shore and tide line.>>> I saw some gulls
eating fish further out during this low tide.>>> I was wondering why
there
were so many dead fish along the beach.>>> Bev Propen, Orange>>>
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I was alerted to, and started noticing numbers of dead Menhaden early in
the fall while birding along the Connecticut River in Lyme, and this has
continued and increased lower down on the river to the present day. I
noticed a huge swarm of tiny triangular fins breaking the water surface at
Hammonasset more than a month ago, not knowing what I was seeing. I asked
friends and fishermen about the fins, and found out they were Menhaden and
just recently that the behavior was called "tailing", where large schools
of fish swim near the surface of the water with the top of their tail fins
breaking the surface. A few weeks ago the entire span of the Connecticut
River between the bridges near the DEEP facility in Old Lyme was dotted
with tiny triangular sails, and yesterday there was a similar scene at
South Cove in Old Saybrook. In addition to the gulls and crows scavenging
dead fish, I have seen up to five immature eagles frequenting the area and
occasionally grabbing fish from the river. As others have noted, and from
what I have been able to piece together, this is a natural occurrence and
not a sign of some ecological problem. If fish die off in colder weather it
may result in a big boost to birds and animals along the shoreline,
resulting in higher concentrations of them near an abundant food source. A
few winters ago, a fish die-off in Old Lyme resulted in a big concentration
of eagles, gulls and other wildlife taking advantage of the banquet for
nearly a month. I even saw a Red-shouldered Hawk scavenging fish carcasses.
This might be the case this winter, although the fish seem widespread along
the shoreline, so there might not be the same concentration.
Bob MacDonnell
Niantic
On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 5:24 AM lafly1953 via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
The species is Atlantic Menhaden, (Brevootoia tyrannus) locally known as
"bunker"Listening to the CT DEEP Biologist, "science" this is not the end
of the world, as some news outlets make an attempt it to be. In my humble
opinion, there are still many other fish species in LIS and as far as I
have researched none of these other species are washing up dead.Bunker are
NOTORIOUS for being the fish to be involved in LIS fish kills, this is
nothing new and has been happening for centuries...didn't Block and other
early explorers mention this?Friends have asked me my opinion that could it
be Covid killing these fish from the wastewater outflows...funny I'm a
retired plumber, not a microbiologist. According to all DEEP info, it's a
NATURAL OCCURANCE, my longtime LIS fishing experiance, has to believe their
science is correct.Respectfully,Larry FlynnSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE
Device
-------- Original message --------From: Susan Doherty via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Date: 12/13/20 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) To:
Loralee Richter loraleeann@gmail.com, Loralee Richter via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>, Colleen Lord clordtalbot@gmail.com Cc: CT
Birds List ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anchor
Beach with many dead washed up fish I noticed same at Gulf Beach, Milford
last night.Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 5:44
PM, Loralee Richter via CTBirdsctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
Similar finding today on Long Beach in Stratford. The gulls were loving it,
but it did seem a bit unusual. Thanks for the update from the CT Post. I
didn’t ID the fish but they were all about 12” long, I’d say. Loralee
RichterDanbury, CTSent from my iPhone> On Dec 13, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Colleen
Lord via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:> > From CTPost
digital a few days ago:> ‘Will Healey, media relations for the state
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said they have received
multiple reports of menhaden fish dead in the Long Island Sound over the
last few weeks.> “We believe this is likely due to a natural event,
possibly related to cold water temperatures and abnormally high abundance
of menhaden within inshore areas for this late in the fall, but we are
still investigating,” Healey said.’> > They also say it is a very small
fraction of the total > >
https://www.darientimes.com/news/ctpost/article/Dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-Darien-surrounding-area-15792086.php>
Colleen Lord> > Savin Rock,West Haven> > > > Sent from my iPhone> >> On
Dec 13, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Joan Meek via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>> >> Same finding on shoreline in
old lyme..are these young blue fish maybe got>> caught in a cold snap?>>>
On Dec 13, 2020 4:24 PM, "Beverly Propen via CTBirds" <>>>
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:>>> >>> >> >>> Milford, Anchor Beach.
My husband and I took a walk along Anchor Beach in>>> Milford up to the
Oyster River/West Haven line , this afternoon.>>> 1 Red throated loon, 1
Common Loon, 4 Red Breasted mergansers, numerous>>> Herring and Ring billed
gulls.>>> Along our walk, there were several dozen dead fish (about 12"
long),>>> washed up along the shore and tide line.>>> I saw some gulls
eating fish further out during this low tide.>>> I was wondering why there
were so many dead fish along the beach.>>> Bev Propen, Orange>>>
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