Snowy Plover Updates - 2024

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During 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 17, 2024

August 17, 2024 Posted by: Matt Lau and Aiko Goldston

We are now at 25 fledges for the season! The western snowy plovers are once again pulling through during the last several weeks of the season. One active nest remained on south Kehoe Beach last week, though it was determined to be nonviable. At least two of the three eggs that NPS biologists transported to International Bird Rescue last month have hatched! Winter flocks of snowy plovers continue to grow.

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Snowy Plover Update - July 26, 2024

July 27, 2024 Posted by: Matt Lau

The snowy plover breeding season is coming to a close with only two active snowy plover nests remaining—one in the Abbotts Lagoon restoration area and one on Kehoe Beach. Our current fledge count has remained at 15 for a while, but with around 25 to 30 hatchlings running around on our beaches, we're likely to have many more fledges incoming! Winter flocks of snowy plovers continue to grow and can be found at many beaches at Point Reyes.

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Snowy Plover Update - July 12, 2024

July 12, 2024 Posted by: Matt Lau

This week, biologists were busy banding chicks, searching for broods, confirming fledges, and looking for new nests. Small snowy plover flocks have been seen around the seashore, signaling the start of winter flocking. And there was some big news this week! On July 8, monitoring volunteer Wanda Bonneville found a snowy plover nest on Drakes Spit!

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Last updated: August 11, 2024

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