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Snowy Plover Updates
Plover and chicks

Male snowy plover with chicks

During the 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.

Plovers at a Glance 2009

Snowy Plover Update - August 4, 2009 (143 KB PDF)
Snowy Plover Update - July 7, 2009 (164 KB PDF)
Snowy Plover Update - June 2, 2009 (191 KB PDF)

Check out our Snowy Plover Updates Archive page to find out how the plovers did in years past.

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Last Updated: September 04, 2009 at 18:12 EST