About This BlogDuring the western snowy plover breeding season, park docents help monitor and protect nesting sites and help create awareness and educate visitors about this threatened species and its life cycle. Visitors have expressed interest in the plovers and are pleased to have staff and docents in the field answering all types of naturalist questions. Through the summer, park staff create updates to let staff, volunteers, and visitors know the latest on what is happening out at the nesting sites. Click on one of the links below to find out how the Snowy Plovers at Point Reyes were doing at the time. To learn more about becoming a Snowy Plover Docent, please visit our Volunteer page. Snowy Plover Update - June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024
The plovers are keeping busy with four new nests were found this week by biologists. Last week, after a female plover was depredated by a common raven, biologists removed exclosures from existing nests on Limantour. And learn about a plover feud. Snowy Plover Update - June 22, 2024
June 21, 2024
Two new nests were found between the Abbotts Lagoon mouth and North Beach parking lot. At this time, we have two active nests on Limantour Spit, one on Kehoe Beach, one in the Abbotts Lagoon Restoration Area, and four on the beach between the Abbotts Lagoon mouth and North Beach parking lot. It was a big week for fledglings! We added 5 more fledges to the season scoreboard, with a total of 14 thus far. This is significantly above average! |
Last updated: May 24, 2024