Snowy Plover Status

The table below shows the breeding success of plovers at sands beach since active management started in 2001.

YEAR
PAIRS
NESTS
EGGS LAID
EGGS HATCHED
CHICKS FLEDGED
1970-2000
few
4 in 30 years
8 in 30 years
0
0
2001
1
1
2-3
2-3
1
2002
5
9
21
16
14
2003
12
24
63
45
40
2004
26
92
141
56
27
Total
44
126
267
119
72

 

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