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Least Tern Project info
2011
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2009
Least Tern & Snowy Plover Project
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| June
18 - HB
Least Tern numbers report from Cyndie |
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| First,
a note from Cheryl — If
anyone can help at the International Surfing Day Event on
Sat., 6/20 from 8-10, plealse just go on down to the event
at the north side of Talbert Channel and look for David. I
did not get any offers for help so fart and I am unable to
attend myself. |
Most
recent numbers for the preserve are below. Thank you for doing
such a great jobo watching over the colony!
—Cheryl |
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Hi
Everyone,
Sorry for the delay in the weekly update. . . we did not monitor
Friday, June 5, due to the rain. Here are the most current
numbers (thanks Nicole) |
| In
the Colony |
In
the Front Yard |
Grand
Total |
| 305
nests total |
87
nests total |
392
nests total |
| 148
nests hatched |
52
nests hatched |
198
nests hatched |
| 250
chicks |
90
chicks |
340
chicks |
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Comments:
So
far we have only found a few dead chicks. However, we did
see 2 kestrels on Friday (from about 11:00 a.m. to 11:45
a.m.). . .
they swooped in on the colony
a few times and landed on the ground. It appeared as though
one of them may have taken a chick (it was difficult to
tell). We notified Wally & David immediately. The kestrels
were hanging out on the telephone poles on the other side
of PCH as well as the fencing around the Preserve.
We are comtinuing to see some new nests, and there are lots
of chicks running around! There are a few chicks in the
front yard area that actually look quite large already.
Have a great week
—Cyndie
Kam
Contract Biologist
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