: a small pale plover (Charadrius melodus) chiefly of eastern North America
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Eli Moe is a piping plover monitor with the Lake County Audubon Society.—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Despite this, Fire Island’s piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) have had a rough couple decades.—Ramin Skibba, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025 Folsom-O’Keefe said there are just over 2,000 pairs of piping plovers along the Atlantic coast — that’s Florida to Maine.—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 Common bird sightings include gulls, terns, and various shorebirds like piping plovers and red knots.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for piping plover
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