Presence of humans boosts plover fledge rate
Staff Writer
Cape Cod Times
In response to Candace Bechgaard’s Nov. 22 letter, “We must admit cause of plovers’ decline,” guess what beach has the most successful piping plover fledge in Eastern Massachusetts?
The Revere Beach fledge rate is more than three chicks per nest. The Massachusetts average fledge rate is one-plus per nest.