"The Zombie Chick" lives!
A fourth 2019 captive reared chick has been spotted along the Georgia coast by a dedicated plover observer! This captive reared chick,...
"Nubbins" O,b:X,- (b300) traveled from Michigan to Georgia to the Yucatan!
The Piping Plover known affectionately as "Nubbins" has just been seen in the Yucatan. Read about what we know of his life in the "Plover...
A Plover Story of Survival and Long-distance Travel
In 2019 a Piping Plover chick hatched near Sleeping Bear Point in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It was one of several to hatch...
Great Lakes Piping Plovers return to Non-breeding territories
Great Lakes (and other) Piping Plovers have been returning to their "wintering" territories since July 16th. Ed and Aija Konrad of South...
A Less Lonely Shore – The Great Lakes Piping Plover and the Endangered Species Act: A comeback story
Several years ago, I was out monitoring piping plovers on North Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National...
Great Lakes Piping Plover 2019 Breeding Season Begins
A piping plover nest hidden amongst the cobble of a Great Lakes Beach A pair of plovers beginning their nesting season! The 2019 Great...