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Least Tern Project info
2011
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2009
Least Tern & Snowy Plover Project
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27 - A
Tern in the Season |
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To
all Docents, volunteers and interested parties, here’s
the scoop on the awards banquet last night and the 2009 California
Least Tern season at Huntington State Beach (see Notes
from the 2009 season):
Our Birder of the Year award
goes to Irene Horiuchi
who visited the most days, and always had great documentation
and accurate sightings.
Honorable mention Birder of
the Year goes to Bobbie
Miller who had about as many days, but spent
a few more hours each day that she participated.
Special Recognition and a Certificate
of Appreciation goes to Nora
Papian who saw excess beach debris after the
big surf and organized a beach clean up with her Junior Naturalists
group. For her special efforts and support of the Junior Naturalists,
a Certificate of Appreciation
was given to Kate Grabenstein.
And, Outstanding First Year
Participant award was given to the
team of Ross Griswold and Patti Cacho-Negrete for their
frequent visits, excellent photos, and quotable quotes.
Outstanding efforts
were also recognized for continuous contribution in all of
the first 5 years of program,
by:
Cheryl Egger
Claire Grozinger
Nancy Kenyon
Keith Olwin
Bob Seabourn
Cheryl Searcy
Cheryl
Egger is annually singled out for special commendation
with her vital coordinating efforts of information
dissemination, scheduling, training, and recognition of others.
She remains a model of excellence. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks
Cheryl.
The terns had a good year, the 6th highest number of pairs
on record with 409. From our data sheets the first birds were
recorded April 28, first nest on May 12, first chick on May
30, first fledge on June 5 and the last tern on July 28. We
compared these dates with last year’s records and they
match very closely.
A big THANK YOU to all that helped make this season a success.
Visit the park, record snowy plovers counts during the “winter,”
come back to join us next season, and bring a new friend with
you.
David Pryor
Senior Environnmental Scientist
949-497-1421
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