Plover Season is OVER for 2023
Only a small section is closed for ONE plover around Parking lot 6, so that lot remains closed (only one lot closed, and that is lot 6).
Continue reading →Plover Update – 8/11
Here’s the update as of August 11, 2023. Currently, at least 44 known pairs with all nests hatched and 12 unfledged chicks, 33 from 13 pairs have successfully fledged. “Least Terns” have unfledged chicks in the North and Central colonies. … Continue reading →
Plover Update – 8/5
Currently, there are at least 44 known pairs, with all nests having hatched and 33 unfledged chicks; 21 chicks from 9 pairs have successfully fledged. The Northern beach has seen an uptick in predators, including the five coyote pups returning … Continue reading →
Plover Update – 7/8
From Jean Adams: Currently, there are 38 known pairs with 23 known active nests and 29 chicks hatched. The first Least Tern chicks have begun to hatch on the Refuge.
Continue reading →Plover Update – 6/25
Amy Kirkey (she/her) Biological Technician Parker River National Wildlife Complex First nest has hatched, with 3 chicks seen. Currently there are 37 known pairs with 18 known active nests. Predation Issues Coyote presence has increased throughout beach; Coyote near Beach … Continue reading →
Lifebuoy Ring At Sandy Point
There isn’t a life guard stationed at Sandy Point State Reservation on Plum Island. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) installed a lifebuoy ring with rope at the southern end of Parker River National Wild Life Refuge.
Continue reading →Large Striper
I was a Plover Warden at Sandy Point last Friday, May 27. This guy’s daughter snagged this striped bass. He had his own catch but I did not see that fish.
Continue reading →Plum Island and the Colorado River
The “Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River,” New York Times, April 11, 2023. According to John Entsminger, the lead negotiator for Nevada, “We have 19th-century laws, 20th-century infrastructure, and a 21st-century climate. And those three things don’t … Continue reading →
