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FWC: Fort Myers Beach shorebird season ‘extremely successful’; staff proposes wider herbicide pretreatment
Summary
FWC shorebird staff told the Fort Myers Beach advisory committee the 2025 nesting season was “extremely successful,” reporting snowy plovers hatched nine chicks (eight fledged) and Wilson's plovers fledged 10 chicks; staff proposed expanding pretreated areas to the colony’s historical footprint to reduce invasive vegetation and sand spurs.
Fort Myers Beach — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shorebird staff told the Marine and Environmental Resource Task Force on Dec. 10 that this year’s shorebird nesting season on the island was “extremely successful.”
FWC shorebird staff biologist Brianna Frankel said four of five imperiled beach‑nesting species nested successfully on Fort Myers Beach and highlighted strong productivity for two priority species. “We actually had a 100% success rate from 3 different nests,” Frankel said of snowy plovers, adding that “of the 9 chicks that hatched from the snowy plover nests, 8 of them fledged.” She reported eight Wilson’s Plover nests that produced 10 fledglings.
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