FWC: Fort Myers Beach shorebird season ‘extremely successful’; staff proposes wider herbicide pretreatment FWC shorebird staff told the Fort Myers Beach advisory committee the 2025 nesting season was “extremely successful,” reporting snowy plovers hatched nine chicks (eight fledged) and Wilson's plovers fledged 10 chicks; staff proposed expanding pretreated areas to the colony’s historical footprint to reduce invasive vegetation and sand spurs.

Fort Myers Beach's shorebird nesting season has soared to success, with snowy plovers achieving a remarkable 100% hatch rate this year!

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