ML352637911
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Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1; Juvenile, Unknown sex - 3
Observation details
On May 26, Warren Leow found three PIPL here. Two of them (Nellie and Nish) nested and laid their first of 4 eggs on May 31st. The eggs hatched on July 1st, making the young 3 days old. The young at times were surprisingly independent venturing far from their parents to forage. Some more info from Bob Lane when the parents were first found: "The last Ohio breeders disappeared from Lake Erie in 1942. From the birds leg bands, it has been determined that of the three that have been present, the male came from Chicago on Lake Michigan, 235 miles to the west, and the two females from Presque Isle on Lake Erie, 175 miles to the northeast. All three being hatched last year. The possible history making male came from a clutch of three, one of the "Chicago Piping Plovers" from Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area, parented by the now famous "Monty and Rose". Hatched the third week of June, he along with two other siblings, was banded on 06/29/20. His bands are: UR orange w/a star, UL silver, LL purple, & LR no band. Great Lakes Pipers all have an orange band. Inland breeding males normally have a narrow black breast band that wraps around the back and below the white collar. Some nesting facts: Piping Plovers are normally monogamous. Breed in mid May to early June. Have one brood per year, with three to four eggs in the clutch. Incubation is by both sexes, lasting 27 to 28 days. The nestlings fly at 30 to 35 days. Thus they are helpless on the beach until early August. Their normal life span is 8 to 11 years, but up to 14. Banded adults often return annually to the same nesting area and have been known to have the same mate in consecutive years. Even though each may winter at a different location. In all probability, these Maumee Pipers, plus their potential offspring, will spend their winters 1100 miles due south on the Gulf Coast of Florida." *r
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 81.98 MB