Posts Tagged ‘nesting season’
Osprey Nesting Season Surpasses Sustainability Benchmark
SCCF wrapped up the monitoring of its first-ever osprey nesting season with impressive results: 187 of 221 chicks fledged, an 84.6% success rate, and a productivity rate of 1.24 —…
Read MoreShorebird Nesting Season Update: Skimmer Chick Nears Flight
The first black skimmer (Rynchops niger) chick documented on the Sanibel Causeway in three decades is thriving. The chick has reached flight-capable age, and while the SCCF shorebird team and…
Read MoreMore than 1,000 Sea Turtle Nests on Islands
Sea turtle nesting season continues to be in full swing on Sanibel and Captiva, with SCCF’s sea turtle team reporting strong nest counts and thousands of hatchlings already making their…
Read MoreNew Coastal Wildlife Tracker: Monthly Updates on Sea Turtle & Shorebird Nesting Seasons
Welcome to our Coastal Wildlife team’s new monthly tracker! We will be sending updates on our sea turtle and shorebird nesting season to you on the last Wednesday in June,…
Read MoreShorebird Team Documents First Black Skimmer Chick in 3 Decades!
The 2026 nesting season has kept SCCF’s shorebird team and our dedicated volunteers busy across Sanibel and surrounding coastal sites. Since nesting season began in February, they have monitored dozens…
Read MoreFirst Loggerhead of Season Tagged for Tracking
SCCF’s sea turtle team encountered Lila, an adult female loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle, nesting on the west end of Sanibel Island in the early morning hours of May 19.…
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Nesting Season for Bald Eagles
Young eagle’s first flight, photo by Cheri Hollis Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nesting season runs from Oct. 1 through May 15 in Florida, though some nests may remain active longer…
Read MoreFirst Nests of Sea Turtle Season on West End of Sanibel
SCCF has documented a total of 8 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests so far this season. The first three nests were laid last week along the westernmost section of Sanibel near…
Read MoreSea Turtle Team Begins Morning Surveys
On April 15, SCCF staff and trained volunteers began surveying 18 miles of beaches on Sanibel and Captiva every morning to look for signs of sea turtle nesting activity. When a…
Read MoreWilson’s Plovers Sighted on Sanibel, Raising Hopes for First Nests Since 2021
With the coming of spring, shorebirds have begun nesting! The bulk of SCCF’s shorebird program is focused on snowy plovers (Anarhynchus nivosus), but our biologists also look into the more…
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