Corps to spray Missouri River sandbars this month
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this month plans to spray vegetation on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Huff to improve nesting habitat for the threatened piping plover.
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Three Waukegan piping plover chicks disappear less than a week after naming
Volunteers assume that they were eaten by predators, but this is difficult if not impossible to prove without bodies.
From piping plovers to dragonflies, federal changes could threaten endangered Midwest wildlife
The Trump administration's changes to the Endangered Species Act remove protections for animal habitats, putting many at risk, environmentalists say.
Today in Chicago History: Piping plovers Monty and Rose force cancellation of Montrose Beach music festival
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according to the Tribune's archives.
Lewiston Sun Journal
Beware at sandy beaches, where piping plovers and least terns nest, and get a laugh from gray squirrels splooting.
Maine has a record number of piping plover breeding pairs this year
The Maine Audubon said there are 186 breeding pairs statewide, beating the previous record, set last year, by a dozen.
The Portland Press Herald
The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust is celebrating the completion of a project at Indian Point that improved human access to the beach and nesting habitat for plovers.
The Portland Press Herald
Conservationists are working to protect vulnerable chicks during the busy beach season.
Newbury says endangered species notice has ‘nothing to do with American flags'
Officials say the letters to three Plum Island residents were reminders that deterrents to birds like piping plovers could violate state and federal law.
More Massachusetts Idiocy: Town Tells Residents to Take Down Their Flags, They Might Annoy the Plovers
Massachusetts town urges residents to remove flags, citing endangered plovers, sparking patriotic outrage.
4 Great Lakes Piping Plover chicks at Chicago beach get their new names
A naming contest was held in recent weeks to name this year’s fledged Great Lakes Piping Plover chicks at Chicago’s Montrose Beach, and we have our winners.
Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy: Chicago’s Newest Plover Chicks Named in Honor of City’s Famous Musicians
The Chicago Park District announced the chicks will now be known as Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy, after Chicago’s celebrated musicians Buddy Guy, Frankie Knuckles, Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy.
Piping plover chicks named after 4 famed Chicago musicians
The four fuzzy, currently-flightless birds are now named Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy, after beloved Chicago musicians Buddy Guy, Frankie Knuckles, Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy.
For Father’s Day, Imani gets healthy week-old piping plover chicks
The next major milestone for the hatchlings is day 23, which is when the plover monitoring group considers them fully fledged whether or not they have actually begun to fly. Before that, the birds will begin...
A trip to the post office has hidden challenges
“Do you want a photo of the plover?” I ruddered my paddle to swing the canoe’s bow toward a fist-sized bird standing motionless, surrounded by mounded ice and gravel.
Four piping plovers hatch at Montrose Beach: ‘Never ceases to be amazing’
Imani and Searocket chicks mark a conservation milestone for the endangered birds and continue the legacy of Chicago's Monty and Rose.
Piping Plover Chicks Hatch at Montrose, While Waukegan Is on Second Nest Watch After Series of Dramatic Plo...
An avian soap opera is playing out in Waukegan where this year’s piping plover breeding season has been full of unexpected plot twists.
Piping Plovers Set New Record for Nesting Couples, Illinois Chicks Due Any Day
The Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort is reporting a record-setting 90 pairs of plovers in 2026, the most since the bird was listed as an endangered species in 1985.
Inspired by piping plover enthusiasts, a Lockport couple protects killdeer eggs at construction site
After spotting four speckled eggs resting on the ground, they’re working to delay the process in an effort to keep a family of killdeer birds safe.
Inspired by piping plover enthusiasts, a Lockport couple protects killdeer eggs at construction site
After spotting four speckled eggs resting on the ground, they’re working to delay the process in an effort to keep a family of killdeer birds safe.
Inspired by piping plover enthusiasts, a Lockport couple protects killdeer eggs at construction site
After spotting four speckled eggs resting on the ground, they’re working to delay the process in an effort to keep a family of killdeer birds safe.
What the piping plover's recovery in Mass. can teach us about conservation and saving other local birds
Local author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul talks about the successful rebounds of local birds, like piping plovers and oystercatchers, and the challenges that remain.
At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for the species as its population bounces back in the region.
Pepper the Piping Plover Has Landed in Waukegan, Joining Chicago’s Arrivals
Pepper has been spotted on a Waukegan beach, where he and mate Blaze nested in 2024 and '25.