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BLM restricts dry sand at Coos Bay North Spit and New River to protect plovers

The nesting season for the western snowy plover begins on southern Oregon beaches Sunday. In accordance with government regulations, the Bureau of Land Manageme ...
Statesman Journal

Snowy plover numbers tick up as Oregon beaches roped off for nesting season

The number of Western snowy plovers in Oregon increased slightly last year, continuing what’s been a major success story for the threatened shorebird as officials begin roping off beach for nesting ...
Palo Alto Weekly

As the Bay Area’s salt pond restoration project moves forward, a tiny threatened shorebird remains under the watchful eye of biologists

A western snowy plover looks around at Limantour Beach in Point Reyes on May 15, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On an overcast morning in mid-April, biologist Maddy Schwarz parked her truck on a ...
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Western Snowy Plovers in Peril, Wintering on our Beach

Running on the sand, huddling in divots on the sloping beachfront, the small sand-colored, sparrow-sized birds are well camouflaged until they dash for another divot or patrol the beach at low tide, ...