Parker River NWR Parking Lots Are All Open
All Parker River National Wildlife Refuge parking lots are open. This includes the respective boardwalk beach access. Shorebird nesting has been completed for the 2022 season.
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Amy Kirkey’s Plover Report, 8//2022
The last of the broods have fledged from the refuge. After reviewing the data, the final piping plover count was 37 pairs with 55 chicks successfully fledged. The Least Terns are continuing to nest with 2 colonies still present with … Continue reading →
Parker River NWR Parking Lots 1 , 2 and 7 Are Open
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Parking Lots 1, 2, and 7 are open. This includes the respective boardwalk beach access. Lots 3 and 6 remain closed as shorebird nesting continues in these areas.
Continue reading →Amy Kirkey’s Plover Report, 8/5/2022
It has been a busy time at the refuge with plovers fledging out! We have had 42 chicks fledge and have 15 chicks remaining. There was some high predation pressure in the north with the loss of a few young … Continue reading →
Amy Kirkey’s Plover Report, 5/20/2022
“First, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Amy Kirkey, and I just, recently,” started as the new avian technician for the Refuge. I have been working diligently catching up with the status of our plovers here and … Continue reading →
Kiah’s Plover Report, 8/6/2021
“We had five plover chicks fledge this week (a running total of 18 from 9 broods). We currently have at least 12 remaining chicks from 9 broods. Some of the remaining chicks are growing more slowly than usual, including three … Continue reading →
Kiah’s Plover Report, 6/24
“We had a lot of plovers re-nesting this week (8 new nests!), bringing our current total to 29 nests and 7 broods of chicks. Although I expect more hatching next week, hatching is rather delayed this year due to all … Continue reading →
Kiah’s Plover Report, 6/11
“We finally have plover chicks! As you’re probably aware, one brood hatched on private property and then moved onto the refuge a week ago, and one brood hatched on the refuge as of today. Many other pairs (at least 33 … Continue reading →
Kiah Walker’s Piping Plover Report – 7/24/2020
“Lots of plovers fledged this week! We now have 25 fledges from 13 broods. If you recall the highly evolved plovers that nested inside a lobster trap, they fledged a chick as well! There are at least 18 chicks from … Continue reading →
