Posts Tagged ‘shorebirds’
Citizen Science Training for Horseshoe Crab Monitoring: Aug. 22
Scientists are studying horseshoe crabs in Collier and Lee Counties and could use your help! Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) can be found on many Florida beaches. You may have had the…
Read MoreFWC Files Charges after Truck Drives Through Least Tern Colony on Causeway Island
On a Friday evening last month, the SCCF shorebird team was alerted by a wildlife security camera app to a motion disturbance in the least tern colony on a Sanibel…
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 MoreEnvironmental and Wildlife Impacts from Fireworks
Fireworks are one of the most classic ways to celebrate Independence Day each year during the Fourth of July. While this tradition provides Americans an opportunity to celebrate the founding…
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 MoreLeast Terns & Black Skimmers Nest Again on Causeway
The birds are back! Coming off a highly successful 2025 nesting season, state-threatened least terns (Sternula antillarum) have returned to the Sanibel Causeway islands. This is the fourth year in…
Read MoreSCCF Thanks Volunteers with Appreciation Party
SCCF volunteers are invaluable to our organization. Nearly 300 dedicated individuals help support each and every program area. From planting mangroves to monitoring sea turtle nests to our newest volunteers…
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…
Read MoreVolunteers Help Protect Nesting Bird Habitat
On Feb. 13, a team of enthusiastic volunteers joined SCCF staff to remove storm debris from salt flat preserves owned collectively by SCCF, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Lee…
Read MoreA Strong Start for Bald Eagle Nesting Season
Across Sanibel and Captiva, multiple bald eagle nests have successfully hatched, with adult eagles actively caring for their young. On Sanibel, four out of five known nests are confirmed to have hatched, with at least six eaglets currently being fed by their parents.
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