A federally threatened piping plover known as “Nomad” is back in the wild thanks to a multi-agency rescue and rehabilitation effort.
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DNREC is seeking volunteers to help protect beach-nesting birds, including the threatened piping plover and the endangered American oystercatcher, along Delaware’s coast.
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park will close on March 1 to protect threatened and endangered beach-nesting and migratory shorebirds.
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach, dunes and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, will reopen on Sept. 1.
The stretch of beach at Gordons Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park that was previously closed to protect the piping plover nest has been reopened. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the nest failed, likely due to being hunted by red foxes.
Gordons Pond beach in Cape Henlopen State Park will undergo a temporary closure to safeguard a newly discovered piping plover nest and potential chicks, as the species is listed as endangered and threatened. The closure will restrict access to the beach, affecting surf fishing, but drive-on access will still be permitted from specific points.
The piping plover is listed as a state-endangered species in Delaware by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Piping Plovers made a bit of progress in 2022, but the endangered bird still has a long way to go.