Fewer than 2,500 Western snowy plovers remain along the entire West Coast of the United States, and Alameda is lucky enough to host several of the threatened birds. Sharol Nelson-Embry introduces the ...

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA – The oldest known Great Lakes piping plover was recently spotted at her favorite wintering grounds on ...

They have a wingspan that averages about 15 inches. The Piping Plover may virtually disappear against the sand due to its ...

An uproar began a few weeks ago in Barnegat Light, after work crews cleared 3 acres of beach and dune vegetation to the north ...

Ornamented in buff and pale feathers, the western snowy plover often goes unnoticed amongst the sand dunes it inhabits. Heedless of this shy, pocket-sized shorebird, developers have made the open ...

When it comes to dredging area waterways and nourishing beaches, timing is everything. And with warmer weather coming earlier ...

“Just getting up to a peak and looking out at these crystal blue waters and this gorgeous sand and these amazing ... The piping plovers' numbers plummeted to all-time lows due mostly to human ...

Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years.

Lesser sand plovers are pictured on a beach in Danzhou south China Hainan Province Jan 18 2025 The Hainan Xinyin ...

Ornamented in buff and pale feathers, the western snowy plover often goes unnoticed amongst the sand dunes it inhabits. Heedless of this shy, pocket-sized shorebird, developers have made the open ...