PLOVER dEAD-INVESTIGATION ENSUES

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by Blitzseeker

Ask any experienced ranger how they used to handle things back in the day, I have and here is the response.

If the birds were in an area near heavy truck or human traffic, they walk over with a shovel, scoop up the eggs and move them to a safer more out of the way location. No abandonment by momma and poppa birdies, birds were safer, beaches were not closed, happiness all around.

Sadly, in this day and age the common sense approach is illegal.

And the only reason that this isn't happening now is the birders are stopping it. common sense is not in there agenda

[likwid]

Have you ever tried to put a baby robin back in its nest?

The parents something like 75% to 90% of the time abandon it after its been tampered with. Same thing with plovers and the eggs/chicks.