This was posted yesterday by Mary Little on the Simcoe Nature Board.
good news/bad news about Wasaga PIPLs
Posted on June 22, 2008 at 08:57:02 PM by
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mary little
Good news:
The second nest (nest B) of piping plovers started hatching today at
noon. By 2pm: 3 of 4 eggs had hatched.
Bad news:
A terrible, freak storm hit Wasaga Beach at 5:30pm. Ten minutes of
lightening, heavy rain and heavy large (quarter sized) hail. The
beach was blanketed in hail. In places it was 6 inches deep. All 3
chicks from the first brood (nest A) have perished. (One chick was
predated by a merlin on Saturday.)
Outlook:
Although nest B sustained damage, it is possible that all the chicks
may have survived. At 7pm 2 new hatchlings were seen sunning themselves.
Bruce Wilson
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Life Member NMRA
Member Scale 7 Group Gauge 0 Guild 7mm NGA
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