provided to The Santiva Chronicle
The state-threatened least terns had a big success this year on the Sanibel Causeway Islands, producing more nests and chicks in this location than they had since at least the 1990s, the Sanibel Captiva Conservation announced this week.
At the peak of nesting, SCCF said 142 least tern nests were incubating, with 114 chicks in the colony.
SCCF said the black skimmers, which also historically nest on the Causeway Islands, returned to the area this year, too. Approximately 30 black skimmers joined the least tern colony in mid-June. Although SCCF documented seven nests, no chicks were ever confirmed…