In 2016, we continued with the monitoring of the WSP population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. The count of wintering plovers was the lowest ever recorded since monitoring began in 2001. This year, the number of chicks that fledged was higher than average. Nest predation by skunks was a problem until predator control was initiated in late March. The rate of infertile eggs was higher than average. Nesting activity on the mudflats was low.
