Survivors on the Beach
Our Sauble Piping Plovers have not had an easy summer on the beach. The hot, sunny weather has brought out large numbers of people on a...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 3, 2019
- 4 min
Sauble’s Piping Plover Chicks
Our 4 surviving chicks have made it through the Canada Day weekend! Their busy parents have been doing a great job of chasing Gulls and...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
Piping Plover Chicks are Here!
4 Piping Plover chicks have hatched on Sauble Beach! 2 babies arrived on Sat., June 15, and the other 2 broke through their mottled...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
2 Piping Plover Nests on Sauble Beach
As of today, 4 Piping Plovers (2 pairs) are nesting on Sauble Beach. In spite of high water levels, extensive erosion, and cool, rainy,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 6, 2019
- 3 min
Piping Plovers of Sauble Beach 2019
On Sunday, May 5, we spent a beautiful sunny afternoon on the beach, hunting for Piping Plovers. The birds have been somewhat elusive,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Aug 16, 2018
- 6 min
Sauble’s Piping Plovers: Thoughts and Reflections on the 2018 Season
On July 17th, our 2 surviving Piping Plover chicks were almost 5 weeks old, and were spending time inside the perimeter ropes at the...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 14, 2018
- 2 min
2 Fledglings Almost Ready to Leave Sauble Beach
As of today, there are 2 chicks from the North nest left on the beach with their Dad, Mr. Blue Bands. They were 4 weeks old on Wed.,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 30, 2018
- 4 min
Updates from Sauble Beach
As we head into the extra hot, extra busy Canada Day weekend, we have 7 Piping Plovers on Sauble Beach. Gulls have been relentless, and...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
Beach Babies!
On Wed., June 13, sometime during the afternoon rainstorm, 4 brand new little Piping Plovers hatched in Nest 1 at the North end of Sauble...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
Waiting for Little Ones...and a Surprise Visit from One of Last Year’s Chicks
Things are fairly quiet on the beach these days, with Piping Plovers taking turns incubating eggs and feeding along the shore. At the...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 23, 2018
- 4 min
Piping Plovers of Sauble Beach 2018
A new season of Piping Plover activity has begun on Sauble Beach! As of today, there are 6 birds on the shoreline in various states of...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Aug 30, 2017
- 6 min
Stories from the Beach: Sauble 2017
Sauble Beach has undergone dramatic physical changes over the past few years. High water levels (approximately 3 feet higher this year...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
Flag Boy and the Sauble Seven: Piping Plover Chicks ar
It feels so good to be able to say this: 7 Piping Plover chicks are nearly ready to fly from Sauble Beach and begin their long journey...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 13, 2017
- 3 min
We Have Lift-off!
The 4 Sauble chicks from Nest 1 have begun to test their flying abilities, and all 8 little wings seem to be in good working order! The...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 10, 2017
- 3 min
Piping Plovers and Canada Day
It was a busy weekend on Sauble Beach as people celebrated Canada Day and the end of another school year. Fireworks were set off on...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 5, 2017
- 5 min
Piping Plover Chick Update
Good news! 7 Piping Plover chicks have officially made it through the Canada Day Weekend on Sauble Beach. Somehow, these 7 little birds...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 24, 2017
- 4 min
Piping Plover Chicks Are Hatching!
As of today, there are 3 nests of Piping Plovers that have hatched on Sauble Beach. I was there on Monday evening and Tuesday morning,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 1, 2017
- 3 min
Fourth PIPL Nest on Sauble ...... and Other Plovers on the Beach
Finally! The elusive fourth pair of Piping Plovers on Sauble Beach co-operated on Sunday afternoon, and posed for a few pictures. Of...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 24, 2017
- 3 min
New Birds on the Beach
At this time of year, many birds are searching for nesting sites, and/or stopping in to feed on their way to northern destinations. On...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 13, 2017
- 3 min
Piping Plovers 2017
A small group of Piping Plovers has arrived on Sauble Beach to do some feeding, resting, bickering, and ..... possibly nesting! They all...
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