But these two were special. Saturday morning, I arrived to find at least 20 birders at the site, including a group of Local Patch avids led by Jen Brumfield. Most already had the plovers locked in ...

Piping plover nests are busy, with the first hatch just reported on the Seacoast.Stacy Peterson, who has been monitoring nests in Hampton and Seabrook, reported, "We had our first nest hatch this past ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...

An adorable pair of migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach — ...

Beach visitors are being asked to be aware of endangered birds on the beaches.The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reports there are six pairs of piping plovers nesting along the sandy shores of ...

How many shorebirds can you name? Put your shorebird identification skills to the test with this fun photo quiz.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- With beach season about to kick into high gear, conservation organizations are urging summer travelers to practice a few simple steps to help protect Great Lakes shorebirds like the ...

A reader sent me a photo of a small, pale beach bird that has orange legs, a two-toned orange-and-black beak and a black band on its neck. Scientific order Charadriiformes includes plovers, ...

The road was planned to cut through a critical spoon-billed sandpiper habitat. By first organizing online, and then taking ...

Summer technically may still be in full swing, but the seasons are already shifting for some of our feathered friends. Fall migration has begun for certain species of Great Lakes birds, marking the ...