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1998
April
April 2: just me and the
grebes
April 16: bank swallows,
gannets, and a host of visitors
April 20: ever wondered why they
call them piping plovers?
April 30: for the birds
May
May 4: fog
May 7: fog ii
May 14: why should we?
May 21: sun and sand
June
June 3: The beach is building (more sand coming back
in) and the plover count is increasing. Reported as of 5/28:
29 adults (13 pairs, 3 singles) and 8 nests on the refuge,
plus 2 pair (and 2 nests) on Sandy Point. (sorry no diary
entry for today - just this brief status).
June 22:
fog and dogs
June 25: fog
sans dogs
July
July 1: the boundary has
moved
July 2: another nice
day
July 13: greenheads and naked
guy
July 20:
feeding the greenheads
July
22: the plover warden diaries and then
some
July
30: too easy
August
August
6: stingray
August 20: The beach reopens today. There were still a
couple of adults and three chicks hanging around as of the
last official count I saw. Presumably they will be gone soon
too.
