San Francisco is for Plovers

01/15/2024

Four people were cited for illegally driving over a threatened species' protected habitat in Point Reyes National Seashore.

01/15/2024

Please don’t drive on our beaches!

Four people were cited for illegally driving over a threatened species' protected habitat in Point Reyes National Seashore.

05/08/2022

At Bird Rescue, Snowy Plovers get the royal treatment! Our technicians at the San Francisco Bay-Delta wildlife center have set up a shorebird box enclosure equipped with food, rocks, sand, and fake vegetation to approximate their wild habitat.

📷 Ioana Seritan

03/31/2022

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02/15/2022

02/10/2022

We have a paid internship opportunity to assist with Western Snowy Plover field studies! The internship will run from March 28 through August 31, 2022 and will be based out of Milpitas, CA. The intern will receive training and mentorship from SFBBO staff and will develop their skills in plover survey and nest-monitoring techniques, data management, and bird identification.

For more information and to apply, go to https://www.sfbbo.org/employment.

09/18/2021

Happy Plover Appreciation Day!

Happy Plover Appreciation Day! Did you know plovers can be found in most parts of the world? One of our favorites is the Western Snowy Plover! Their chicks hatch right along the CA coast in tiny sand scrapes on the beach. Photo by Jenny Erbes.

12/31/2020

Plovers would love to see quail in SF again!

Residents can create conditions that would allow charismatic bird to thrive

12/03/2020

Fewer human visitors this spring and summer allowed snowy plovers to relax on California beaches.