The Shrill needs no introduction, it speaks for itself, in penetrating tones.
The unassuming Mudder will be there even after the earth crashes into the sun.
Watch for it after it emerges when the snow melts, sometime around August.
Counts
| Years | Alpena Squidge | Traverse Bay Shrill | St. Mary's Mudder | Lake Superior Sandblaster |
| 1999 | 23 | 45 | 56 | 67 |
| 2000 | 56 | 67 | 87 | 89 |
| 2001 | 54 | 56 | 76 | 78 |
| 2002 | 23 | 76 | 78 | 98 |
1. Update counts
2. Protect beach habitat
3. Crank up empathy machines
4. Launch "Adopt a Plover" program, check out blue links.