Snowy plover chick hatches on Oregon beach

[Judi Lynn]

GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
Updated 5:18 pm, Wednesday, May 24, 2017





PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Western snowy plover chick that hatched on an Oregon beach this spring is the first of its species to emerge successfully in that area in more than 50 years and provides hope that a management plan for the federally threatened species is working, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

The chick was the first hatchling spotted in the area along the state's northern coast since the 1960s. Biologists spotted it around the Nehalam Spit using a viewing scope but have had a hard time getting a good picture because the tiny, fluffy chick is roughly the size of two cotton balls.
 
The news is a sign that a recovery plan developed by state wildlife officials and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is making headway in its goal to return the tiny birds to their habitat along the length of the Oregon coast without banning humans from the beaches, said Chris Havel, a spokesman for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
 
There are a handful of established plover populations in southern Oregon, but plovers on the northern coast have had a harder time. California and Washington state also have management plans for the Western snowy plover.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Snowy-plover-chick-hatches-in-Nehalem-Bay-State-11170705.php

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