OREGON COAST Ore. (KPTV) - Plover nesting season begins on March 15, and visitors can help the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest with recovery efforts by following ...

The number of Western snowy plovers in Oregon increased slightly last year, continuing what’s been a major success story for the threatened shorebird as officials begin roping off beach for nesting ...

The Memorial Day fireworks on Hampton Beach were canceled due to the piping plovers nesting on the beach. While this disrupts the flow of holiday fun, I thought it would be good for us to know why ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Lakes piping plover population has reached a record high of 88 nesting pairs. This is a significant increase from the 12 ...

Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman, have long dedicated Saturday evenings throughout the summer to their “date night with the plovers.” As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange ...

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 ...

Captive-reared piping plovers are making history as they guard two separate nests with eggs in Waukegan and Chicago. Three plover eggs were documented Saturday in Waukegan, and 30 miles down the Lake ...

Local artists and nature lovers help tell the story of the Lake County landscape and the wildlife that depends on it in a new ...

It's almost that time of year again when birders flock to Montrose Beach. The peak of migration season is a couple weeks away. But one popular bird has already made an appearance — as two piping ...

A beloved Chicago mom celebrated a special day over the weekend with a return to Montrose Beach. Her name is Searocket and she is partner and co-parent to Imani — the piping plover son of local ...

An endangered piping plover, nestled on the launch point of Montauk’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show, forced officials to postpone the event twice over the holiday weekend. A new date for the ...

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