Posts Tagged ‘The Point – Cape Henlopen State Park’
Productive Piping Plover Year for Delaware
It was a good nesting season for piping plovers in Delaware. Ten pairs were recorded nesting at The Point at Cape Henlopen – a record high for that site since monitoring began in 1989. 15 pairs were documented this year at Fowler Beach on Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge for a total of 25 nesting…
Read MoreDE Plover Population Sees Slight Decline, but Higher Nesting Success
The piping plover season has ended in Delaware and DNREC officials say this year there was a decrease in adult pair numbers – but increased nesting success. The piping plover is a federally-listed threatened species and an Delaware state-listed endangered species. Until this year, pair counts in the First State had steadily increased since 2016…
Read MoreParts of The Point Reopen Today
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park – including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile along the bay shoreline today. The Point has been closed annually each March for the benefit of threatened and endangered beach-nesters and migratory shorebirds. The bayside beach at the Point remains closed until October 1st for…
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