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

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Thanks to their sand-colored plumage and stop-and-go dashes across dunes, piping plovers are usually identified by their bell-like whistles before they're seen. But these birds' camouflage techniques ...

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