Piping Plovers are Migrating North
Piping Plovers Will Begin Arriving in Their Summer Nesting Range in March
Piping Plovers nest on beaches and salt flats from March through August. People need to look out for these shorebirds at this vulnerable time.
Piping Plovers nest and raise their young on Atlantic beaches in Canada and the United States from South Carolina north to Newfoundland, and on salt flats in the prairies. They begin nesting in the more southern locations by late March and in the north by late April. If the first nest fails, second attempts to nest can extend the breeding season well into August.
Nesting Piping Plovers, and their eggs and young, are vulnerable to predators, beach traffic, human disturbance and flooding. Humans and the results of thier activities pose the greatest threat. If you frequent coastal beaches or prairie habitat where Piping Plovers breed, find out how to be sure you don’t disturb them.
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