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 - August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
We are now at 27 fledges and two away from breaking our record number of fledges from a snowy plover nesting season! Our last record was from the 2022 nesting season, where we confirmed 28 fledges. We could potentially make it to 30 or 31 confirmed fledglings for this season if all goes well. Snowy Plover Update - August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024
The season's western snowy plovers fledge count is currently 25. There is only one brood remaining and biologists will continue tracking this brood for the next two weeks. We're hopeful we can add a couple more fledges to the overall season count. As the breeding season comes to a close, the winter flocks of snowy plovers continue to grow in number. The snowy plovers losing their breeding plumage also marks the end of the breeding season. |
Last updated: August 11, 2024