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I could use advice. On a walk this morning with friends I discovered a Killdeer nest on the athletic fields at Hillhouse High. I was distressed to find that in preparation for today’s track meet on those fields, the nest had been painted over with white field chalk. There are 2 adult Kilkdeer - one on/near the nest & another farther away. I spoke to staff setting up the event and told them about the nest. They knew about it, but seemingly painted over it anyway. This is where the javelin toss will be today. Grrrrrr. The staff were not interested or helpful until I approached a young man asking if I could mark where the nest is so people would steer clear if it. He gave me a field flag to mark the area & told me he would tell Parks & Rec at the school that they had painted over an active nest. I called DEEP & they are not interested in assisting. I also posted on the ctbirds listserv! I also called the New Haven Public School Athletics Dept. and left a message. I will go later today to assess and make sure birds & nest are okay.

If you have ideas regarding anything else I might do, please share.