April 22
April 23
WE HAVE A NEST!!!
We have much more activity this week as more and more black skimmers arrive! One Bird Steward counted 214 black skimmers!
We have seen 4 pairs of American Oystercatchers on the south end…and an Audubon staff member discovered our first nest (a scrape with an egg) this week! The pair of Oystercatchers in front of the condos on the north end also has a nest now! Looks like we could potentially have chicks before Memorial Day this year!
April 27
Looks like the Skimmers are starting to pair up!
April 30
Some of you may have noticed our Least Tern "colony". Audubon staff members put out decoys in the hopes of attracting the terns back to the south end now that the dredging is over and they have new habitat. Keep your eyes peeled for the real thing!
May 1 - 2
The least tern decoys just may be working! Although at times there seems to be some confusion as a fish (aka marriage proposal) is offered to a decoy. For those walking on the beach it may just be a challenge to tell what is or isn't the "real thing". (Can you spot the live terns?)
The willets, oystercatchers, common terns and an occassional royal tern are also making regular appearances.
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| photo by Laura Scullin |
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