Snowy Plover Status
The table below shows the breeding success of plovers at Sands beach since active management started in 2001.
Year |
Adults at breeding |
Nests |
Nests Hatched |
Fledge/nest hatched |
Chicks Fledged |
| 1970-2000 | few |
4 in 30 years |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 | 2 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| 2002 | 8 |
9 |
6 |
2.3 |
14 |
| 2003 | 26 |
24 |
16 |
2.5 |
40 |
| 2004 | 30 |
92 |
20 |
1.9 |
27 |
| 2005 | 26 |
63 |
15 |
2.0 |
29 |
| 2006 | 39 |
42 |
24 |
2.0 |
43 |
| 2007 | 39 |
65 |
20 |
not counted |
? |
| 2008 | 25 |
57 |
22 |
1.5 |
34 |
| 2009 | 29 |
65 |
39 |
1.6 |
61 |
Least Terns Status
| Year | Pairs | Nests | Nests Hatched | Fledged |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ? |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Location of Snowy Plover nests at Coal Oil Point Reserve:
A complete report on the status of the Snowy Plovers at COPR is available upon request by emailing sandoval@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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