Piping Plovers are small, endangered shorebirds in Manitoba. Its call is described as a "plaintive peep-lo" which made it the perfect name for this blog as it too is a plaintive call, a Call to Action.

18 July 2010

Parking Lot Plovers Take Flight

At 11:47 AM, Saturday, July 17, I observed the four chicks, hatched from the enclosure in parking lot #5 at Grand Beach Provincial Park, take to the air and cross the water channel that separates West Beach from East Beach, a distance of about 50 metres. During the week, my colleagues and I had watched them take some short hops along the shoreline, even venturing out over the water a short distance before swinging back and landing. However, the channel crossing was momentous because there was no turning back. It was either make it to the other side or tumble into the strong current of the channel and be swept out into the big lake. They made it!

KP