The month of May has flown by on Limestone – Ancient Murrelet nightly chick departures are well underway, Project Limestone has wrapped up for the season and the field staff has just found the first Black Oystercatcher nests with eggs.
Since May 12th chicks have been departing burrows on their amazing journey to sea. To date, 106 chicks passed through the funnels (as of the night of May 27th) which is a low compared to previous years with the exception of 1999 and 2007. The verdict for this year’s chick numbers is still up in the air – it really depends on the length of the season and how the numbers are distributed across nights, stay tuned...