Owl Update 7/13/2022
We were able to band all seven nights since our last post, but things have been relatively slow. Adult Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) have remained steady, but they are never numerous during the summer [...]
Owl Update 7/6/2022
The summer owl banding season started on the night of June 30. As is the case every year, we have primarily banded adult Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) during the first six nights of the [...]
Chicks!
Piping Plover Chick Over the weekend, we were fortunate to have two nests of Piping Plovers hatch at the Point! Nest 2 hatched first, and all four eggs hatched. Nest 1 hatched [...]
Midway
Piping Plover with spread wings. Photo by Alec Olivier It's hard to believe, but we're almost halfway through the 2022 Piping Plover season. There isn't much new to report since my last [...]
Short-Lived Record
Of,bL:X,B/O/B “Little bill Bob.” Photo by Alec Olivier The last week of plover monitoring has been an interesting one. I was fortunate enough to find an egg in a scrape of a [...]
Plover Season Begins
Really Tricky. Photo by Alec Olivier Greetings Piping Plover lovers! This summer's Piping Plover field season has started very successfully! As it stands, we are currently at four active Piping Plover nests! This [...]