For the first time in 83 years, Piping Plovers (a Great Lakes endangered species) have returned to the shores of Ohio's Lake Erie beaches to breed.
WE HAVE CHICKS!
Photo courtesy of Ron Schramm
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On Thursday, July 1, at 7:44 a.m. the first chick began to poke its way out of the egg. By 5:00 p.m. all four eggs had hatched, and just like that, we have a family of SIX!
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Ohio's First Family Meets Ohio's Most Famous Feathered Family!
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The Black Swamp Bird Observatory volunteers had some very special visitors July 7. Governor Mike DeWine and the First Lady brought some of their grandkids to visit our little plover family.
Photos of Governor's Visit courtesy of Christopher Brinkman
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Black Swamp Bird Observatory is Honored to Coordinate the Maumee Bay Piping Plover Nest Monitoring Effort.Learn more about Black Swamp Bird Observatory here.
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More details (training dates, nest watch updates, photo gallery, and more) coming soon!
Follow this website for updates and complete the form below to attend a REQUIRED volunteer training session.