Piping plovers have made a remarkable recovery in Massachusetts. But the tiny, threatened shorebird is declining in other ...

Many terns and gulls usually seen on Cape Cod beaches are still nesting in the Arctic. Meantime, those who are on the Cape ...

Plovers nest each year up and down Massachusetts' coast from Salisbury Beach to Wollaston to Provincetown. ... with the storm surge eroding dunes and washing away many shorebird nests in the region.

Long Beach in Plymouth had restrictions on Memorial Day weekend for 8 sets of piping plovers. Dogs are typically banned from beaches during the warmer months to protect the shorebirds.

They weren't the only shorebirds present. Others included two greater yellowlegs and three or four least sandpipers. Solitary sandpipers were scattered around several acres.

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge has begun seasonal water level management of the Stage Island Impoundment near the ...