Researchers Examine Links Between Raven Activity and Snowy Plover Nest Success as 2021 Breeding Season Begins (U.S. National Park Service)
Researchers Examine Links Between Raven Activity and Snowy Plover Nest Success as 2021 Breeding Season Begins (U.S. National Park Service).
When common ravens devour western snowy plover eggs, they leave behind empty nest cups with tracks as evidence of the depredation event. Such empty nest cups have become a worryingly familiar sight for biologists at Point Reyes.
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- 2026-09-30
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- birds, blog, Common raven, Conservation, nesting, PCSLC, predation, research, San Francisco Bay Area, science, SFAN, shorebirds, Threatened and Endangered Species, western snowy plovers
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