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The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black stripe running along the breast line.
A piping plover shows off its wings at Hampton Beach State Park on June 19, 2023. These birds have discovered Hampton Beach, I guess since COVID-19, when there were fewer humans to contend with.
Charadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds.The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate.They are found throughout the world.
This is the second year that the highly endangered Great Lakes piping plover has traveled nearly 1,000 miles to ride out winter along the N.C. coast. A visiting bird from Chicago is making waves ...
In honor of the pair, November 18 was declared piping plover day in Illinois by state governor J.B. Pritzker. [17]A 2-part documentary about the pair, titled Monty and Rose and Monty and Rose 2: The World of Monty and Rose respectively, was produced and released by local filmmaker Bob Dolgan, originally for piping plover day.
Bird watchers are cautiously optimistic about seeing endangered piping plovers again this spring in Presque Isle State Park. The small migratory shore birds are starting to rediscover the Gull ...
The Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a sparrow-sized, sand-colored, endangered shorebird that lives on the Atlantic coast and on the shores of the Great Lakes. Really liked the photo. Rather large. I can't see any noise or graininess. Nominated by: D tbohrer talk•contribs 22:25, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Last year, only about 250 piping plovers were summering in the Great Lakes region. The Park District announced the expansion of the Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area in 2021 to support wildlife ...