News & Notes: Plovers and Terns
Piping Plovers Return Early to Southern Maine
Maine Audubon asks beach goers and beachfront landowners to be aware of nesting plovers Maine Audubon reported today that several piping plover nesting pairs have returned to southern Maine beaches. All beachgoers and beachfront landowners along the coast should be aware of nesting plovers, but particular caution is required at beaches where pairs are currently …
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Piping Plover/Least Tern Project Outreach Specialist/Southern Maine
Part-time outreach specialist works with a team of biologists, municipal and state officials and others to activate the community in conserving endangered piping plovers and least terns in Maine. Duties include conducting outreach on heavily used beaches using table-top displays and games, guided walks and general education on the beach, summer youth programs, and other outreach …
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Piping Plover Outreach
In addition to management and other activities in the field, outreach is a critical component of the Piping Plover and Least Tern Recovery Project. Our team regularly organizes outreach sessions to talk with beachgoers, beach residents/landowners, local beach associations, lifeguards, police, school kids and others. The goal of our outreach program is to educate people about …
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Piping Plovers: After the rain comes the sun!
Recently, as our team was monitoring Seawall Beach in Phippsburg, we were once again rewarded by the sight of three freshly hatched plover chicks clustered together in a nest around the last egg that was just about to hatch. This was another of the many nests that have hatched during the past two weeks, and …
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Video: Help Protect Maine’s Piping Plovers
Watch. Learn. Help. A very informative video by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife introducing the piping plover in Maine, it’s habitat, the challenges this species faces, what we are doing and what you can do to help this bird species survive. Read more about our efforts at the links below.
Tough Summer for Piping Plovers — a reminder to give them space!
It’s been a tough summer for Piping Plovers and plover supporters this summer. However- the season isn’t over yet! The pairs that lost eggs in June’s big storm and neste again are hatching. Small chicks are a delight to watch; enjoy the from a distance and please keep your pets inside at this critcal time!
Using Fireworks on or Near a Beach? Please be Mindful of Nesting Plovers
As you head out for your 4th of July celebrations Maine Audubon reminds you that if you are going to set off fireworks in towns that haven’t banned them to please refrain from doing so near endangered piping plover nests or the wire exclosures that protect them from predators. While many coastal towns have banned …
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Kennebunkport Residents Vote to Ban Consumer Fireworks
Maine Audubon is pleased to report that Kennebunkport residents have voted overwhelmingly (550 to 254, more than a 2-to-1 margin) to enact a ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks in the town. This is good news for endangered piping plovers, whose nests on southern Maine beaches took a major hit a couple …
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Heavy rain, and a heavy burden on piping plovers
This past weekend was a difficult one for nesting piping plovers in southern and mid-coast Maine. The high tides and rain storms washed out many of the nests, burying eggs under the sand. Following an early Spring, this year’s nesting season started earlier than usual given the birds a great head start. Recent weather events …
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Maine Audubon Urges Kennebunkport to Approve Consumer Fireworks Ban
“Yes” vote on Question 6 on June 12 ballot would protect endangered piping plovers in critical habitat Maine Audubon is urging Kennebunkport residents to vote “yes” on Question 6 on next Tuesday’s municipal ballot in an effort to protect piping plovers, a migratory bird species of which there are only 43 known nesting pairs in …
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