The number of Western snowy plovers in Oregon increased slightly last year, continuing what’s been a major success story for the threatened shorebird as officials begin roping off beach for nesting ...

Duxbury Beach Reservation caters to two kinds of visitors: the winged and wingless. There are the human visitors who are itching to drive onto the beach with oversand permits and soak in the summer ...

Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman, have long dedicated Saturday evenings throughout the summer to their “date night with the plovers.” As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange ...

It's almost that time of year again when birders flock to Montrose Beach. The peak of migration season is a couple weeks away. But one popular bird has already made an appearance — as two piping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 17—Laura Minich Zitske was overwhelmed when she first walked along the Maine beaches that had been pummeled by winter storms ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Great Lakes piping plovers are getting busy replenishing the species’ numbers. On June 13, conservation officials confirmed this year is a record-breaking nesting season for the ...

A beloved Chicago mom celebrated a special day over the weekend with a return to Montrose Beach. Her name is Searocket and she is partner and co-parent to Imani — the piping plover son of local ...

On a bright, blustery morning in Scarborough, a three-member team is out surveying nesting sites for piping plovers and least terns, two endangered shorebirds in Maine. The secluded beach the survey ...

An endangered piping plover nesting at Webster State Park in Kansas has caused the swim beach to close until late June. The piping plover, a small migratory shorebird, is protected under the ...

Beachgoers and bird lovers alike have the opportunity to learn how to help the Great Lakes piping plover, a federally endangered shorebird currently making a comeback. Experts from Audubon Great Lakes ...

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