Hi OntBirders,
The Piping Plovers at Sauble Beach were first sighted on May 13th, 2007.
They were found while my mom, Kim Toews, and I were out birding at
the north end of the beach. My Mom sighted the male foraging along the
shoreline, and I sighted the female heading inland towards the dunes.
This is the first record of Piping Plovers nesting in the area for 35
years. I have taken numerous photographs and videos of the pair and the
chicks.
Jack Dingledine, Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the USFWS, has
reported that the male Plover was banded in 2006 at Luddington State
Park, Michigan in their recovery program. Making the male a first time
breeder. The female is known to be at least 4 years old.
When identifying the pair, the male Plover has a more prominent forehead
bar and breast band, the back is darker in colouring and he has 3 leg
bands. The female is lighter in colour and has only two leg bands. The
three chicks were banded twelve days after they hatched on the morning
of Thursday, July 5th. The chicks are all healthy, weighed 17-18 grams
and their sex was unknown. The three leg bands on the chicks are
silver, yellow and orange.
If you come to view the Plovers, please look for the monitoring
volunteers wearing white T-shirts that show Piping Plover Guardian.
They will instruct you as to where you can view the birds from a safe
distance. The Piping Plovers will continue to be monitored and
protected until they leave the area. On June 1st, an exclosure was
erected over the scrape to protect the nest and 4 eggs. It can still
be seen at the site.
If you wish to become a volunteer monitor, please contact the
co-ordinator, Stewart Nutt. His contact information is: Cell Phone:
519-372-8588,
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Brendan Toews
Metcalfe, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]BLACK TERN NESTS/MARSH WREN NEST/LEAST BITTERN
=?utf-8?b?4oCT?= HULLETT MARSH
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Found 2 Black Tern nests today while canoeing the marsh for our Species at =
Risk
program. Two nests, each with 3 eggs found with agitated parents flying ne=
arby
were identified and photographed in the reeds at the South end of the Blueb=
ill
Pool. It has also been brought to our attention by Dave Brown that in addi=
tion
to the nests found today, there were 3 fledged young of another pair of ter=
ns
observed on Saturday. Good news for this species at risk. (Side note: the
Marsh is closed to canoe access until August 1 to protect nesting waterfowl=
and
bird species such as the Black Tern.)
Also heard was the rattling call of a nesting Marsh Wren in the cattails an=
d
flushing nearby was a Least Bittern. All welcome signs that with good habi=
tat,
we can bring back species that are currently at risk.
Good Birding!
Scot
DIRECTIONS TO HULLETT - Hullett is just East of Clinton, in Central Huron
(County) Coming From the North or South =E2=80=93 take HWY 4 to Hydro Line =
Rd and
follow the sign.
(Hydro Line Rd. is found just North of Clinton.)
Coming From the West or East =E2=80=93 take HWY 8 to Sanctuary Line and aga=
in follow
the signs. Sanctuary Line is East of Clinton.
For more information, please contact myself via private email or call the
office, between 8-4:30 M-F. Thanks.
Scot Russell
Outreach Coordinator
Friends of Hullett/Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area
www.hullettmarsh.org
outreach at hullettmarsh.org
(519) 482-7011
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Scot Russell
Outreach Coordinator
Friends of Hullett/Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area
www.hullettmarsh.org
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(519) 482-7011
