Shorebirds are among the greatest flyers in the bird world, capable of flying from continent to continent. During fall ...

As endangered piping plovers return to P.E.I. for another nesting season, there are simple things Islanders can do to help ...

A RED-LIST wading bird has been spotted by a birdwatcher in Herefordshire. Described by the RSPB as a "small, dumpy, short-legged wading bird", the ringed plover was seen foraging on mud at Wellington ...

Captive-rearing is the last chance for snowy plover nests that have been abandoned due to tide or other factors to be ...

Why Piping Plovers Pat the Sand No, this bird isn’t tap dancing. The foot-tapping method is a way to locate insects underneath damp earth, such as this beach.

So if you just walk on the wet sand, you're kind of reducing the chance that you could accidentally step on a nest or on a bird," Cahill said. She added that piping plovers often prefer wide sandy ...

PLOVER ROSÉ Dune Bird's new rosé supports piping plover conservation, with proceeds helping protect this endangered Great Lakes shorebird ...

From March to September, Snowy Plovers nest on beaches across the Central Coast. Their eggs are small, spotted, and camouflaged in open sand nests often built from kelp, driftwood, and shell ...

The two banded birds were identified as Pippin, a plover that hatched in Wisconsin in 2023, and Uncle Larry, who hatched in Michigan in 2023. The two small, sand-colored shorebirds are the first ...

The Lake Michigan documentary focused on invasive species will be projected on the park's 12-foot inflatable planetarium.