A project to increase the number of plover birds has been hailed a success. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said chick numbers had increased after efforts by volunteers to ...

Fortunately, since the species was protected under the Endangered Species Act, nest-site destruction and harassment has been reduced; the bird's once-decimated population has increased by more than 50 ...

DESCRIPTION: The western snowy plover is a very small bird, weighing less than two ounces and growing to be about six inches long. It is pale brown on top and white below, with a white hind neck ...

Sullivan and his colleagues are in year four of a five-year study looking at piping plover habitat use in Delaware. Banding and tracking the birds will help them determine how loyal plovers are to ...