052220 Visitors to University Beach are Advised to Take Caution as Shorebirds Nesting Season Continues
While thousands of local residents have decided to forgo Corpus Christi beaches to minimize their interactions with others due to the COVID-19 health crisis, shorebirds need not take similar precautions, and are flocking to area beaches as they do each spring. Early April marks the beginning of shorebird nesting season and birds have begun laying their eggs on University Beach, located across Ocean Drive from the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and along Corpus Christi Bay. The nesting season runs through early August, and scientists at the Island University’s Conrad Blucher Institute (CBI) are asking beach goers to be careful during this time while walking in the sand.
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