Things are moving along pleasantly for our pair here at Whitefish Point. Little Bill Bob on the nest in the new mid-sized exclosure. Photo by Stephanie Owens As of Tuesday, May 28, four eggs have been laid in the nest. On Wednesday the nest received an upgrade from a mini exclosure to [...]
Life has been moving slowly at Whitefish Point for the Piping Plovers, but that’s nothing to complain about. That was how I intended to start this update until Friday afternoon. My days would start with observing lonely males like Of,YB:X,Y/O and Lover Boy foraging about, making scrapes, and calling for a mate. In the [...]
The Great Lakes Piping Plovers are starting to return to Whitefish Point. The first three days of my surveying painted the picture of a bachelor’s paradise. X,-:O,- aka Lover Boy. Photo by Stephanie Owens Males like ((X,-:O,-) (Green dot)) have seemingly determined their territory, and spend the days scraping and parallel walking [...]
