piping plover

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Definition of piping plover

: a small pale plover (Charadrius melodus) chiefly of eastern North America

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And the uptick in piping plover nests is a testament to hard work. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Connecticut Audubon Hosts Migration Madness Weekend," 29 May 2018 Yet the island is also the seasonal home to piping plovers, a small bird that returns every year to dig its nests on the beach. — Rick Rojas, New York Times, "Trapping Foxes to Save Plovers Sets Off Showdown at Jersey Shore," 6 May 2018 The most infamous Cape bird might be the piping plover. — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, "A beachcombing guide: Things to find at the beach," 2 May 2018 Less than two decades ago, there were 17 pairs of piping plovers in the Brigantine area; last year there were four. — Washington Post, "Needs of birds, wants of drivers collide on unspoiled beach," 5 Mar. 2018 From just 18 remaining breeding pairs of piping plovers in the entire Great Lakes region in 1993, the birds have recovered to about 75 pairs in 2016. — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, "Endangered piping plover's recovery may get derailed, thanks to another bird," 23 Jan. 2018 At issue is a 2.5-mile stretch of undeveloped sand home each year to the piping plover that nests in shallow indentations in the sand, and the seabeach amaranth, a plant that was thought to be extinct before it was rediscovered in 2001. — Washington Post, "Needs of birds, wants of drivers collide on unspoiled beach," 5 Mar. 2018 Without considering merlins' impact, the piping plover population was otherwise projected to continue rebounding to 91 pairs by 2026. — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, "Endangered piping plover's recovery may get derailed, thanks to another bird," 23 Jan. 2018

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