Piping plovers return to Massachusetts' beaches to nest in early spring. Mass Audubon Coastal Waterbird Program Director Lyra ...

Flooded beaches and worsening storms leave much less dry land for the birds to nest and lay eggs. Experts fear irreversible ...

Piping plovers are endangered sandy-colored shore birds that are found along much of the East Coast. They’re back in Maine ...

Piping Plovers raise their tiny chicks on a crowded beach in this charming documentary. The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay is a captivating documentary that follows a pair of courageous Piping ...

EMPIRE, MI – Endangered Great Lakes piping plovers will probably die this year in Michigan because of hiring struggles and spending limits at national parks, conservation experts warn.

Lovebirds’ story: As piping plover monitors, Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman, regularly don bright orange shirts ...

The first sighting was reported on Higgins Beach on March 11, continuing the trend of the endangered species' early arrival time in Scarborough. The first piping plover of the season was spotted ...

Signs and barriers will be erected around the areas where plovers are laying eggs. There are a few other restrictions in the snowy plover areas: Dogs (even on leashes), drones, vehicles ...

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 ...

And much like Thin Lizzy's popular 1976 rock song, Audubon Florida hopes beachgoers will help nesting coastal birds have a ...

Daniel Eastman looking out for piping plovers at Montrose Beach during a monitoring shift in July 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman ...