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 ...

Conservation experts report more than a dozen captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers released in 2025 have been spotted ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Plover nesting season has arrived on the Oregon Coast and officials are reminding beachgoers to be mindful in their habitat. From March 15 through Sept. 15, the Oregon Parks ...

Chicago’s piping plover population may grow after Searocket and Imani laid their first egg of the season on the Montrose Beach Dunes shoreline Sunday morning, a little over a week since their reunion ...

It's nesting season for the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast. The small shorebird, about the size of a sparrow, is listed under the US Endangered Species Act as threatened. Human activity, ...

EMPIRE, MI -- The Great Lakes oldest Piping Plover is a mother again − for the 37th time. Congratulations are in order for the Piping Plover, Of,gb:X,Y, often referred to as “Gabby” in reference to ...

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 ...

The Western Snowy Plover, a threatened shorebird species, has begun its breeding season on Monterey Bay beaches. Beachgoers are urged to be cautious as the plovers nest on the ground and are easily ...

Duxbury Beach Reservation caters to two kinds of visitors: the winged and wingless. There are the human visitors who are itching to drive onto the beach with oversand permits and soak in the summer ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Fencing has gone up at Morro Strand State ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's nesting season in Chicago, and an exciting discovery was made on the Montrose Beach Dunes on Sunday. The parents, Imani and Sea Rocket, laid their first egg as part of a four-egg ...