Piping Plover Update Week 10
Whitefish Point Vie and her three chicks remain strong. While their official fledge date has come and gone, they aren’t flying just yet, but are so close. Each day, their feathers grow and become [...]
Piping Plover Update Week 9
Whitefish Point Vie and her three chicks faced the challenges of last week with resilience. Though I surveyed the entire beach many times, I have been unable to find any sign of Little Bill [...]
Piping Plover Update Week 8
Whitefish Point Vie and Little Bill Bob’s life had been going swell for six days, making their way to and from across the shore with four healthy chicks. Until June 28, when Bob went [...]
Piping Plover Update Week 7
Whitefish Point One-two-three-four little plover chicks walking across the shore! Little Bill Bob and Vie’s nest hatched Saturday June 21 with four healthy chicks. I spent that morning sitting in the rain with Rusty [...]
Piping Plover Update Week 6
Whitefish Point In a few short days tiny Piping Plover chicks will be emerging from their protective shells to venture the shore of Whitefish Point. Vie and Little Bill Bob have kept true to [...]
Spring Waterbird Count: The end of the season (May 25- May 31)
Greetings! Former counter Skye Haas here, with a wrap-up post about the end of the WPBO spring 2025 Waterbird Count. With Martina needing to start her summer gig, I, along with Louie Dombroski and Max [...]