critical to the survival of these birds. By being a
responsible beach-user, you can help beach-nesting
birds and their young survive.
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
While enjoying the beach, take these simple steps:
• Keep your distance. If birds become agitated or
leave their nests, you are too close! A general rule is to
stay at least 300 feet from a nest.
• Respect posted areas. Avoid posted nesting and
resting areas and use designated walkways.
• Never intentionally force birds to fly. When birds are
chased or disturbed, they use energy they need to reserve
for nesting and migration.
• Keep pets away from nesting areas. Even well-
behaved pets can be perceived as a threat to birds and
will disturb them. If you take pets to the beach, keep
them on a leash and away from nesting areas.
• Keep the beach clean and do not feed wildlife. Food
scraps attract predators such as raccoons and crows to
the beaches. Litter on beaches can entangle birds, sea
turtles and other wildlife.
• Spread the word! If you see people disturbing nesting
birds, gently remind them how their actions may hurt
birds’ survival. If they continue to disturb nesting birds,
please call and report their activities to FWC’s Wildlife
Alert hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).
AVOID GETTING TOO CLOSE
Beach-nesting birds view people and pets as a threat to
their nests and young, and will react defensively when
you get too close. You will know you are too close if
adult birds react to your approach by standing up, run-
ning or flying from their nest.
If you remain too close to beach-nesting birds, they
may try driving you away by calling out loudly and
dive-bombing you. Some species may pretend to have a
broken wing to lure your attention away from a nest.
When adult birds are actively defending in these ways,
they can’t protect eggs and chicks from the hot sun.
Those defensive actions may also attract the attention of
predators such as herons or crows.
If beach-nesting birds alert you that you are too close,
immediately leave the area! As you leave, please keep a
close eye on the ground for eggs or chicks that may be
hidden in your path.
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