Eckerd College: Shore Patrol--Eckerd College Seabird Stewardship Class Helps Protect Threatened Shorebirds
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 19 -- Eckerd College issued the following news on June 18, 2024:
By Tom Zucco
Inside a roped-off area a short walk from the pavilions that line the beach at Fort De Soto Park, two pairs of adult American oystercatchers, a threatened Florida seabird, were wading in the shallows searching for food. Following close behind skittered three chicks. It was midmorning on a recent Thursday, and dozens of beachgoers were already making their way arou . . .
By Tom Zucco
Inside a roped-off area a short walk from the pavilions that line the beach at Fort De Soto Park, two pairs of adult American oystercatchers, a threatened Florida seabird, were wading in the shallows searching for food. Following close behind skittered three chicks. It was midmorning on a recent Thursday, and dozens of beachgoers were already making their way arou . . .