Hi Folks, The Wilson's Plover are nesting on Jekyll. John Galvani is checking on one Wilson's Plover just north of Glory Boardwalk on Jekyll. There are at least three pairs at the south end of Jekyll near Jekyll Point. Will any of these birds succeed in fledging young?

On May 2, I turned in a Together/Green Fellowship Application. It took me three months to pull it together and consumed much of my time. One of the requirements of this program is to have a Conservation Action Project. The project was the easiest part of this application. It is a volunteer based interpretive program I call "Operation Plover Patrol." I proposed a long-range twofold strategy to help these nesting & resting birds especially at the south end of Jekyll. Both strategies are educationally based:

1. Create an entertaining PowerPoint program for civic organizations and schools in Glynn and McIntosh Counties. This program will highlight the birds and the problems they face. It will present easy solutions we can do to help these birds. 2. Initiate an on-site program at the South end of Jekyll. The area is known as Jekyll Point. This would be a volunteer group. They would act as interpreters during critical times for the birds at the south end of Jekyll.

This fellowship application is a long shot but it is important to try. As I worked on the application, I became focused. I am attempting to start this Operation Plover Patrol this year.

But I cannot do it alone. On May 9th the Laughing Gulls (a birding team) are going to do a "Big Day" in Glynn & McIntosh Counties in Georgia. Our aim is to break last year’s total of seeing 138 different bird species in one 24-hour period – a “Big Day” of birding.

If you would like to know more about Operation Plover Patrol, please email me off this list. I will send you an information sheet.

Lydia

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