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WILD NEW JERSEY: Conserve Wildlife Blog: First Piping Plover Fledges at Stone Harbor Point

Conserve Wildlife Blog: First Piping Plover Fledges at Stone Harbor Point

Photo Credit: Bill Dalton

By Christopher Haxter, Seasonal Steward: Back on May 20th, we had our first Piping Plover nest hatch at Stone Harbor Point. Three out of the four eggs hatched, and since hatching only one chick was lost. On June 12th, I was delighted to witness the two chicks flying! When a chick survives to the point where it can fly, we call it a fledge or fledgling; usually about 25 days after hatching for piping plovers. I observed the pair of chicks flying even before their estimated fledge date; they grew up fast!