Beating the Odds: A Year in the Life of a Piping Plover

Walker Golder

Piping Plovers are birds on the brink. With only 8,000 adults left, habitat loss and human disturbance are the two biggest threats to Piping Plovers today.

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Beating the Odds: A Year in the Life of a Piping Plover

Shawn P. Carey

Melody Migrates: Part 1

Meet Melody, a Piping Plover with problems. It’s been just over a month since Melody hatched from a small speckled egg no larger than a golf ball. Originally one of three chicks, Melody is already on her own. Read more of Melody's story in part one of our five part series.

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Audubon Plover Heroes

Audubon Plover Heroes are protecting plovers all across the Audubon network. From Snowy Plovers on the West Coast to Piping Plovers out east. Read their stories here.

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LEARN MORE	TAKE ACTION
ESRI DISCOVER our interactive plover map Click to Learn More!	Shawn P. Carey PLEDGE to share the beach with shorebirds Click to Learn More!
Kathy Giarrano FOLLOW Melody's migration story Click to Learn More!	Shawn P. Carey GIVE to help Audubon protect plover habitat Click to Learn More!
John Huba READ about plover heroes across Audubon Click to Learn More!	Johann Schumacher ACT to protect Plovers in North Carolina Click to Learn More!

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