A retired park administrator said some birds won't survive this year because scientists and supplies needed to protect them ...

Daniel Eastman looking out for piping plovers at Montrose Beach during a monitoring shift in July 2024. Tyler Pasciak ...

The number of Western snowy plovers in Oregon increased slightly last year, as officials begin roping off patches of beach ...

"They kind of sit down in these little depressions in the sand and they'll just be hanging out trying to stay out of the wind." Park rangers are patrolling certain areas where the plovers will be ...

After five years in which almost no chicks survived, more of the shorebirds are fledging since Alabama Audubon and volunteers ...

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 ...

A main reason for the rebound has been the policy of roping off roughly 40 miles of dry sand on coastal beaches in management units that allow plovers to hatch and thrive in peace. That policy ...