March is the time of year when shorebird nesting season starts in full as several species select mates, build nests and raise ...

Proposed bills would ease protections for shorebirds at MA beaches. What does that mean for Cape Cod and nesting piping plovers?

As snowy plover nesting season returns Sunday, Oregon wildlife officials are sharing how the public can best help protect the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Snowy plover season is back. The tiny coastal birds are once again making their nests on the shores of the Oregon coast, requiring beachgoers to take a few extra precautions while out on the beach ...

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. The Great Lakes piping plover population has reached a record high of 88 nesting pairs. This is a significant increase from the 12 ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest are reminding visitors that western snowy plover ...

You’d walk right by a piping plover if it stayed perfectly still. The birds are tiny, perhaps the size of a sparrow, and colored to blend in with the sand and tidal mud flats they call home. Protect ...

A ringed plover stands over its eggs on open ground, staying still to guard them. Its posture shows protective behavior in an ...

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