Coal Oil Point Reserve

In 2009 we continued with the monitoring of the WSP population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. We were able to estimate chicks until fledged age. This year we had predator control during most of the breeding season. The predator control focused on trapping skunks in the nesting habitat. Another highlight of 2009 was the sucessfull use of the Devereux Slough mudflats as nesting area. This has happened before but not in significant numbers. 2009 had the best fledgling rate of all years so far.