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Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 7/17/2020
“I’m happy to report that plover chicks have started fledging (flying)! (We consider them fledged when they can fly at least fifteen meters, not when they can barely get off the […]
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Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 7/1/2020
“We currently have 25 pairs of plovers on the refuge. One pair is scraping, but it’s getting pretty late for another nesting attempt. Three pairs are still incubating nests, two […]
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New Manager At Wildlife Refuge
“The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island welcomed Matt Hillman as its new manager on Monday.” “Hillman, who grew up in the MetroWest area and Worcester County, previously […]
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Resumption of Entrance Fee At Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
An entrance fee at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge will again be charged starting on Saturday Morning, June 27th. Passes, Duck Stamps, etc. can be purchased at the gatehouse, again. […]
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Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 6/19/2020
“The first two broods of plover chicks hatched this week. In addition to the two broods, we have 22 active nests. Our pair count also went up a bit to […]
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Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 6/12/2020
“Several nests overwashed during the spring tides last weekend, and some pairs have since disappeared from the site. However, a few are already re-nesting, and I expect more re-nests next […]
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own!
“In mid-May, the first horseshoe crabs started to emerge from Plum Island Sound in Northern Massachusetts. But this year they would have a special significance for a planet riddled with […]
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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Status
From Ranger Poole, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge”: “The entrance road has been reopened to motor vehicles. Now that Sandy Point State Beach Reservation has been reopened, motor vehicles can […]
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Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 6/5/2020
“We currently have 26 pairs on the refuge beach, 22 of which have active nests. Some are already re-nesting after the first round of predation. I’ve exclosed “some of the […]
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Endangered Piping Plover More Equipped To Survive Than Humans
By Bill Sargent “Palm Sunday started with the cries of a pair of courting osprey wheeling and diving overhead.” “Our species was approaching the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but here […]