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burdi:
Feds help hatch plan to move protected bird, nest from Ottawa Bluesfest site

The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, June 26, 2018 5:12PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, June 26, 2018 9:10PM EDT

OTTAWA -- A plan hatched by an Ottawa music festival to relocate a tiny plover and its egg-laden nest has received the go-ahead from federal environmental authorities.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/feds-help-hatch-plan-to-move-protected-bird-nest-from-ottawa-bluesfest-site-1.3989879

Alison:
Thank you for posting this wonderful news, TPC! Piping plovers are such beautiful little birds, and so very vulnerable.

It's good to know that you have been involved in helping the plovers survive and hopefully make a comeback.

burdi:

Congratulations to everyone involved with helping to increase the number of piping plovers in Manitoba!

The Peregrine Chick:
WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO

The piping plover finds a way to recover
Bartley Kives / Winnipeg Free Press / 12 August 2016



The piping plover has nested successfully in Manitoba for the first time in six years, raising hopes the endangered shorebird could return to the province in greater numbers. A piping plover nest discovered on private land in June yielded three eggs, all of which wound up hatching, said Nicole Firlotte, manager of biodiversity, habitat and endangered species for Manitoba Sustainable Development.

The last successful fledging by the species observed in Manitoba took place in 2010, when a plover nested on the sandspit south of Grand Marais, on the east side of Lake Winnipeg's southern basin. A nest observed in 2012 at Whitewater Lake in southwestern Manitoba failed to hatch eggs. The successful fledging this summer is significant, said Firlotte, who wouldn't divulge the location of the nest due to the sensitivity surrounding the species.

"When we found out about these birds, we kept the information very close to our vest and wanted to protect these birds and do everything to ensure their success," she said in a telephone interview on Friday. A fence and exclosure was erected around the nest to prevent it from getting trampled by people as well as predation by gulls, Firlotte said.

Piping plover nests have become uncommon across the northern range of the shorebird's summer habitat in recent decades. High water hampers the plover's ability to nest because it tends to favour sandy beaches. Extensive flooding in Manitoba in 2011 did not help the situation, said Firlotte, who called this summer's successful nest exciting.

"We're very hopeful these birds will come back next year and continue to nest. They've had success," she said. "We're very hopeful that they had a good time here in Manitoba." Firlotte said it's possible the nest was a second-effort attempt by plovers, who usually lay four eggs earlier in the season. She also said it's possible there are other piping plover nests elsewhere in Manitoba. "There could be plovers in Manitoba that are just in areas that are not accessible for us to watch," she said.

Piping plovers are often mistaken for kildeer, which are not endangered. Firlotte said a positive identification took place before this summer's nest was protected.

source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/piping-plover-return-1.3719024


(I was a piping plover guardian and then the provincial stewardship coordinator a few years ago so I'm a big fan of the plovers as well)

Kinderchick:
Gives new meaning to our designated Phanatic Forum title "Old Bird". LOL! Very smart bird, taking a load off on a hot summer's day. ;)

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