chick

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Managing people and predators around nesting beaches, with the modest goal of helping pairs of oystercatchers fledge half a chick more each year, brought a 45% population surge by 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Even if the egg hatches, it could be a while before scientists can confirm a chick is there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Extinction was projected only in hypothetical scenarios where very low juvenile survival occurred, with around 20% failing to reach adulthood, combined with extremely poor reproduction limited to a maximum of one chick per pair.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Volunteer duties could also include boat counts of seabird species and checking on chick productivity or grey seal monitoring, depending on the time of year.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

She felt like a newly hatched chick, raw and defenseless and unprotected without its shell.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix