| 单词 | plover |
| 例句 | She loaded them on her sled and returned to the river, listening to Tornait peep soft plover' songs in the warmth of her parka hood. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Frightful looked down on black ducks, mallards, bluewinged teals, plovers, godwits, yellowlegs, sandpipers—all the migrating birds that loved wetlands. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The plover was incredibly tame, perhaps because he lived in the most barren parts of the world where there were no people, perhaps because he was lonely. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The plover’s golden eye and red noseband made it look like one of the dancers in the Bladder Feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “A golden plover, the spirit of the birds? Where did you hear that?” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the castle, the starlings and green plover searched anxiously in the stiff grass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured the bird keeper digging up the whole island, one plug at a time, while the terns and the plovers swooped around his head, fearful for their eggs. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Holding her candle above her head, she crept toward the door and peered into the bright eyes of a golden plover. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is die spirit of the birds. He is a golden plover.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Acorn put up a plover, which flew round them, calling shrilly, until at length they crossed a bank and left it behind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere beyond, a plover called three or four times and was silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She had never beheld a plover so closely and now understood why Kapugen had called them “the spirit of the birds.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z First there had been an owl talking about plover, and then there was no owl. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Pitcher’s thistle grows here too, and piping plovers ply the sandy beaches. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z In "Mammas," Rossellini dresses as a mother spider, wasp, hamster, toad, cuckoo, dunnock, oil beetle, piping plover and cichlid fish to show how each brings her young into the world. 'Mammas' is study in maternal instinct 2013-05-07T12:51:08Z Arctic terns and ringed plovers also nest on this stretch of the Northumbrian coast. Cruising the North Sea’s wild — and sometimes vanishing — Farne Islands 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Look for plovers on the ocean side and sandpipers on the harbor, McCuller advises. Hitchcock’s ‘Birds’ and the real birds of California’s Bodega Bay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z If I were as talented at pretending as the piping plover, I would be a Sarah Bernhardt. ArtsBeat: Isabella Rossellini’s Sly Maternal Instinct 2013-05-10T22:53:42Z The work raised the nesting grounds for the endangered piping plover and other species. Flight status: On time 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Hikers can now travel pretty much anywhere they please, whenever they please, save for certain beaches, which are closed seasonally to protect species like the snowy plover. Journeys: 100 Miles From Los?Angeles, True Solitude on Santa Rosa Island 2012-02-03T19:45:04Z Explore the National Seashore, the state park and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge to view the horses and other wildlife, such as piping plovers, turtles and sika deer. Mid-Atlantic beach getaway itineraries A golden plover flew in front of us and posed on a snow-covered rock. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z There are hundreds of species: egrets, gulls, vultures, falcons, red knots, hawks, albatrosses, eagles, skuas, red plovers and several species that don’t exist anywhere else in the world. Bahia Bustamante: Argentina?s Secret (and Private) Answer to the Galapagos 2011-03-04T19:59:37Z During this “magic hour,” a time for feeding, gannets, gulls, pelicans and terns plunge-dive into the fishy sea, as plovers and sandpipers glean tidal flats. An Untamed Island Meets Its Match 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Rossellini did pay tribute to her mother in the "Mammas" story of the piping plover. 'Mammas' is study in maternal instinct 2013-05-07T12:51:08Z It switches to her as a piping plover, fooling a fox by pretending to have a broken wing and leading the predator away from her nest. 'Mammas' is study in maternal instinct 2013-05-07T12:51:08Z His semipalmated plover, for example, perches on an egg-shaped rock, and, in pursuit of a tiny snail, tilts forward at a rakish angle. ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Protective mesh fences mark the well-camouflaged nesting sites of one of the region’s biggest natural attractions, the threatened piping plover. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Marcus is a typical Sutcliff hero, a dutiful Roman who is increasingly drawn to the British world of "other scents and sights and sounds; pale and changeful northern skies and the green plover calling". In praise of? Rosemary Sutcliff 2011-03-28T23:05:06Z They come in search of watch-listed species like the Western snowy plover, long-billed curlew, Franklin’s gull and Brewer’s sparrow, along with hundreds of other more common species like the white-faced ibis. Angry Birders: Standoff at Oregon Refuge Has Riled a Passionate Group 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z She says it’s “much better for the plovers.” Endangered birds halt Chicago beachfront music festival 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Our pace was slow enough to enjoy watching flocks of gulls, plovers, spoonbills and more birds feed on the vast mud flats. Each summer, theater fans descend on an unspoiled Dutch island 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Sleek black loons, herring gulls, harlequin ducks and oldsquaw dive at the fish on the surface, and eagles, falcons, terns and plovers glide above. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z She hides behind a stage curtain and says: "If I were as talented at pretending as the piping plover, I would be a Sarah Bernhardt, an Ingrid Bergman." 'Mammas' is study in maternal instinct 2013-05-07T12:51:08Z “If I were as talented as a piping plover,” she says, “I would be a Sarah Bernhardt, an Ingrid Bergman.” Review: Isabella Rossellini as Ringmaster in ‘Link Link Circus’ 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z After they leave in spring, through mid-May, flycatchers, vireos and warblers replace them, along with migrating shorebird species, including plovers, curlews and stilts. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z This guy birds solely by ear, this guy in the Rockaways who took it upon himself just as a volunteer to save the piping plover out in the Rockaways. “They don't realize how deeply racial bias permeates”: Central Park birder on where liberals fail 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The plover birds that peck the scraps from crocodile teeth without getting eaten — that’s symbiosis, right? Parasites are the bedrock of life and evolution. It's time to give them the respect they deserve 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Grooming also reduces habitat for wildlife, including threatened species such as the western snowy plover. Opinion: Here's one way to protect California's beaches from rising seas: Stop messing with them 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there's plovers, noisy miners and even the kookaburra. Magpie swooping: How polarising bird terrorises suburban Australia 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z A major part of the scheme has been to "re-naturalise" the River Sherford, creating a wetland which now hosts lapwing, golden plover and common snipe. Wild Woodbury: Red List bird species return after rewilding 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Off-leash dogs are putting at risk the survival of the endangered California least tern and threatened western snowy plover at their habitat at the Santa Ana River mouth, experts say. 258 protected geese killed. Man behind the hunt is fined, has to stop hunting temporarily 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The California least tern, an endangered species, and the western snowy plover, a threatened species, nest near the mouth of the river and rely on it to survive. Unleashed dogs near the Santa Ana River mouth are threatening at-risk birds. Humans are partly to blame. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z People, plants, plovers and protection can coexist on our beautiful California beaches. Opinion: Here's one way to protect California's beaches from rising seas: Stop messing with them 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z As they fade away, the brush-topped dunes muffle the peeps of piping plovers and the crash of ocean waves. For years, quiet Gilgo Beach was a place of ‘murders and mayhem’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The craft landed near some piping plover nests, but the endangered seabirds were not disturbed by the activity, he said. Hovercraft suffers gash, beaches itself in New Hampshire 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The region is vital to not only bird species such as piping plovers and northern aplomado falcons but also Gulf Coast jaguarundi, ocelots, and critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Federal lawsuit aims to protect Texas from "exploding rockets" of Elon Musk 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Signs also warn that the area is a habitat for the plover and the least tern. Unleashed dogs near the Santa Ana River mouth are threatening at-risk birds. Humans are partly to blame. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Concrete chunks and metal shrapnel flung thousands of feet from the launch pad would likely have landed in critical habitat for the piping plover, a shorebird on the endangered species list, Margolis said. Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch renews environmental questions 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The first aviary focuses on shorebirds — plovers, sandpipers, sanderlings — that come to the Delaware Bay around Cape May, N.J., to munch on horseshoe crab eggs. National Zoo debuts a serene new habitat for birds and humans 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z One recent study found that even quite dim light alters where plovers roost and grunion spawn. Opinion | Artificial light harms our bodies and souls. It doesn’t have to be this way. 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z As a result, the numbers of mountain plover, a bird that thrives in short vegetation, dropped to near zero. Major prairie dog die-off had consequences for other animals, wildland 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z He adds: "In the spring when the greenshank and golden plover are singing, it's a fantastic place." The 'enigmatic' peatbog seeking worldwide recognition 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Denahy hopes tarantulas give La Junta the same economic boost that snow geese, sandhill cranes, mountain plovers, rutting elk and even watermelons have given other communities. Single in Colorado: Male, lovesick, would die to find mate, has eight legs, can travel 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z From piping plovers to coyotes, eastern bluebirds to mountain lions, urban wildlife takes many forms — differing from other undomesticated wildlife in that such animals have adapted to a life that involves close contact with humans. Systemic racism blunts the genetic diversity of urban wildlife. Here's how 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Yet another 2021 study, led by Longcore, showed similarly low thresholds of light on stretches of California beach can prevent plovers from roosting and fish called grunion from throwing themselves ashore to spawn. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The mission: help prevent the predatory falcons from gobbling up piping plovers — highly endangered shorebirds that nest nearby. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service showed that SpaceX’s activity had caused a decline of endangered piping plovers in habitat surrounding its facility, while also potentially harming sea turtles and other shorebirds. New space race holds promise, but possible environmental risks, too 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The spokesman said it was "fantastic" to see and hear the golden plovers on the island after their arrival from northern Europe. Drone disturbs resting St Mary's birds, conservationists say 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z After college, Ms. Jean-Pierre did odd jobs, including a stint at Estée Lauder and a conservation group where she protected piping plover nests. Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Due to the mix of habitats provided, more than 200 animal species eat, sleep and dwell in the refuge, including threatened and endangered animals such as snowy plover, marbled murrelets and brown pelican. Explore Long Beach Peninsula: Quiet coasts and old-timey fun | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z That’s good for them — but not for plovers in the Great Lakes region, where only 65 to 70 pairs remain. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Take the mountain plover, a short-grass prairie native about the size of a bluejay, which has declined by 80% since the 1960s. War halts project to track wildlife from space 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Snowy plovers, a species of special concern, scouted nesting sites and chased moving feasts of insects and crustaceans at the water’s edge. A Chumash tribe and conservationists fight offshore wind turbines 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The fires destroyed habitats for a range of threatened species including golden plover and Irish hare. Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Critics representing environmental groups joined the calls to express concerns about SpaceX construction and operations harming the surrounding wetlands and endangered species, including birds called plovers that nest in the area. Critics and supporters come out in force to discuss SpaceX’s plans to launch from South Texas 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Resurgent peregrine falcons menace endangered California least terns and Western snowy plovers that take refuge at naval bases near San Diego. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The tags revealed some plovers are dying at the midpoint stopovers, says the project’s director, Michael Wunder, a quantitative ecologist at the University of Colorado, Denver. War halts project to track wildlife from space 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Among the survivors are seven federally threatened western snowy plovers, which were collected from Huntington Beach and Newport Beach in the early days of the spill. Cleansed of oil, birds harmed by O.C. spill take flight in Huntington Beach 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z After years of habitat restoration and management, the Pacific Coast’s western snowy plover, listed as federally threatened species in 1993, was beginning to make a comeback on Huntington State Beach. More than a week after oil spill, cleanup crews continue combing Orange County beaches 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Life was never easy for the Pacific Coast’s western snowy plover. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z In Southern California, least terns and snowy plovers are no match for attacking peregrine falcons, which like eagles bounced back after the ban on DDT. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Those recovered include seven snowy plovers, which are a threatened species, according to the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. California spill not the environmental disaster first feared 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Four snowy plovers, a federally threatened bird species, have been found covered in oil in Huntington Beach, officials said. Wildlife rescuers fear they are seeing only a fraction of destruction from O.C. oil spill 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The area affected by the latest spill is home to threatened and endangered species, including a plump shorebird called the snowy plover, the California least tern and humpback whales. Response time questioned in Southern California oil spill 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z By 1993, the number of plovers had dwindled to 1,500. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z They’re suspected of killing at least 57 adult piping plovers in the past 10 to 15 years, Cooper said. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Piping plovers, dun-colored shorebirds that lay their eggs in tiny scrapes in the sand, are easy to miss as they dart over the beach. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z A few species, including the piping plover, are listed on both. Groups urge state to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in US 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The day before, a drone went down in Bolsa Chica near nesting sites of the California least tern and the snowy plover. A generation of seabirds was wiped out by a drone at an O.C. reserve. Now, scientists fear for their future 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Rapid development on the West Coast inevitably encroached upon the plover’s natural habitat. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Federal biologists were still cleaning smelly globs of the seeds from threatened snowy plover nesting habitat in April. 3,000 shipping containers fell into the Pacific Ocean last winter 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Arguments like that are atypical, Mr. Allieri said, but days at the beach have not exactly been relaxing since he started watching over plovers. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z On the other hand, some of the birds in the aviary — including sandpipers, snowy plovers and oystercatchers — might need more time to adjust to visitors to their space. Monterey Bay Aquarium animals ready for their closeup with reopening set for May 15 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Those clashing interests triggered state and federal investigations into reports that state parks rangers deliberately destroyed plover nests, which are mere depressions in the sand, in preparation for the reopening of the beach. Off-road vehicles to be banned at Oceano Dunes within three years 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In 2017, after years of habitat restoration and management, a single plover’s nest was found on the beach — the first in more than 50 years. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The nesting season of the plover runs from March through September, coinciding with the period of greatest human use of the beach at Oceano. Will off-roading end at Oceano Dunes? Coastal Commission to consider fate of controversial park 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z He saw his first plover as a child with his father, an avid birder, at the Jersey Shore. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Golden plover birds nest on Cuilcagh and it is home to the impressive hen harrier, as well as at least one rare alpine flower. Cuilcagh Mountain: Coconut logs form dams to fight climate change 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The issue is complicated by the structure's limited opening season as during winter months roosting grey herons, golden plovers and lapwings lay claim to the site's mudflats. A symbol of the past fighting for its future 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The oil spill that fouled the coast threatened the snowy plover at a time when experts were hopeful that the species was making a comeback. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Those clashing interests triggered state and federal investigations into reports that state parks rangers deliberately destroyed plover nests near Pismo Beach in preparation for the reopening of the beach. Will off-roading end at Oceano Dunes? Coastal Commission to consider fate of controversial park 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Last year, Mr. Allieri was at Fort Tilden Beach at Gateway National Recreation Area in Queens when a plover appeared next to him on the beach. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z After the 2007 devastation conservationists avoided reintroducing the plover until the pest situation was resolved. Entire rare bird colony vanishes, baffling New Zealand scientists 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The vandals disrupted enclosures that help the piping plover, which is listed as endangered in Maine and threatened nationally. Vandals disrupt rare bird nesting sites in Maine 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z “The oil spill is certainly not going to help the plover’s recovery,” Nguyen said. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The commission ordered the California Department of Parks and Recreation to cease activities designed to disrupt plover nesting and conducted without coastal development permits. Will off-roading end at Oceano Dunes? Coastal Commission to consider fate of controversial park 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z He spent much of the first summer of the coronavirus pandemic photographing plovers and communicating with the National Park Service, which oversees Gateway. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “While we are excited to see plovers stretching their legs to build nests in new locations,” she said, “these new areas are unfavorable because they are designated for vehicular recreation when open to the public.” Column: On this California beach, snowy plovers and dune buggies are in a fight for survival 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z If large groups of people are allowed back to the lake after courting begins, the plovers may be in trouble. Illinois experts wonder how pandemic impacts endangered bird 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Late Friday morning, an expert at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center lifted a tiny snowy plover from a blue crate. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z She shows me a collared plover, an awkward adorable baby coated in stripes and dots of sparse fluff. New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z At one point there were barely more than 720 breeding pairs of Atlantic piping plovers left. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The plover nesting season runs from March to September, Gold said, and the state is trying to protect nesting activity through that period. Column: On this California beach, snowy plovers and dune buggies are in a fight for survival 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Empty beaches may specifically help the plovers’ survival and reproduction, said Brad Semel, an endangered species recovery specialist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois experts wonder how pandemic impacts endangered bird 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The bird was one of seven plovers collected by experts at the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, the primary organization working to rehabilitate the birds. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Barely distinguishable from the dirt, and footsteps away from a working site, here is the first documented nest of a collared plover in Guatemala's Pacific Coast. New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service, there were a total of 5,983 cases investigated in 2020 under both acts, of which investigations into plovers make up a fraction. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z And in some cases, there’s been a halt in the protection and vigilance of some endangered species, including the snowy plover. Whales are dying, but numbers are unknown. Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z For instance, the piping plover, which builds its nests in sandy areas along the Atlantic coast, is expected to see its habitat encroached by the rising seas. These State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the World Warms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Over the next several days, snowy plovers under the organization’s care will move through a circuit navigated by the oiled grebes, gulls, coots and pelicans that preceded their arrival. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Birds imperiled by the Earth’s predicted temperature rise include such widely recognized and beloved species as the piping plover, Baltimore oriole and golden eagle, Audubon said. Two-thirds of U.S. birds face extinction due to climate-linked 'emergency': Audubon 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Anyone caught harming a plover can face stiff financial penalties and even jail time. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The renovation plan includes a rehabilitation facility for endangered marine animals such as sea turtles, seals and snowy plovers. Oregon Coast Aquarium announces plans for $18M renovation 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The renovation plan includes a rehabilitation facility for endangered marine animals such as sea turtles, seals and snowy plovers. Oregon Coast Aquarium announces plans for $18M renovation 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Once the plovers are stabilized, a trained professional will douse them in a special cleaning solution designed to break down the oil matting their feathers. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The rare piping plovers might again find it difficult to nest on our beaches. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z In the Hamptons, some homeowners turned against the birds, so much so that one outspoken critic published a recipe for spit-roasted plover in a local newspaper. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z But overall he claimed there were more "losers than winners" for the reserve, with regular residents such as black grouse and golden plover in decline. What is climate change doing to Wales? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Shorebirds such as sanderlings and plovers are down by about one-third, the team says. Three billion North American birds have vanished since 1970, surveys show 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The plovers will eventually be placed under a drier, where they can preen and align their feathers. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The professional reason for my being on this island was to monitor the passage of the migratory shorebirds: sandpipers, plovers, curlews and godwits. Opinion | It’s September. Seize the moment. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Park Police enforce the laws that protect plovers and other threatened species on the Queens beaches that Mr. Allieri watches. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department says a record number of state-endangered and federally threatened piping plovers hatched this summer at Hampton and Seabrook beaches. Record number of piping plovers hatched at NH beaches 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z For example, she said, the western snowy plover that nests on the coast is being affected by sea level rise. New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Amongst the first class are capercailzie, … wild duck, and bittern; and amongst the shy ones with camouflaged eggs are lapwing, … ring plover, and golden plover. From the archive 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Piping plovers, least terns, American oystercatchers, herons and egrets are particularly vulnerable. DEEP issues warning to protect nesting shoreline birds 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Many people, he said, are eager to learn about plovers, which are undeniably cute — their chicks look like a kindergartner’s art project, a pair of cotton balls glued to pipe cleaner legs. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The event is about the state’s activities to protect the piping plover and the least tern. Maine protecting endangered birds nesting on popular beaches 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z If so, the piping plovers’ situation could become more precarious. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z And the big lake — gray and slightly rippling on an overcast, breezy morning — has crept within a few yards of the plovers’ nesting zone. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z But two piping plovers lately have been making the beach their home. Endangered birds could stop the music at Chicago beach fest 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Allieri has repurposed a booth on the boardwalk at the beach at Jacob Riis Park and printed plover stickers and temporary tattoos to give passers-by. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service says that means narrower beaches and less room for the plover. High water in Great Lakes spells trouble for endangered bird 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Male and female plovers take turns incubating their eggs, and this pair’s flawless changing of the guard is a healthy sign. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z “The high water levels really put them in danger more than most other species because their habitat has been greatly diminished,” said Vince Cavalieri, piping plover coordinator for the U.S. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service says the plovers are hanging around and appear to be making a new nest. Endangered birds could stop the music at Chicago beach fest 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z He has recruited more than 50 volunteers who have spent most of the spring and summer patrolling the beaches to defend plovers from dogs and oblivious beachgoers. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Wolkowsky’s island supports great white herons, migratory birds such as the piping plover, raptors of all kinds and shorebirds. ‘Mr. Key West’ quietly donated his private island 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Van Zoeren, a research assistant with a University of Minnesota team that bands plovers, recently removed eggs from a nearby island as a storm rolled in. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Piping plovers are a migratory species, breeding during summers in the northern U.S. and Canada and heading south to winter in coastal areas from the Carolinas to Texas. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z And last year along the Missouri, the plovers were a clear loser. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Not far away a handful of fledgling plovers wheeled over the waves while at least three chicks scampered over the sand. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Hallac says the number of piping plover nests fell from six to three, but three birds fledged this year compared to two last year. Reports: Shorebirds, beach vehicles both thrive on Hatteras 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Piping plovers are a migratory species, breeding during summers in the northern U.S. and Canada and heading south to winter in coastal areas from the Carolinas to Texas. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Male and female plovers take turns incubating their eggs, and this pair’s flawless changing of the guard is a healthy sign. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z A no-nonsense 26-year-old from a small Iowa town, she was part of a team of Army Corps biologists counting plovers as well as endangered interior least terns. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z She approaches people with a sculpture of a plover egg and photographs of different shorebirds and tries to teach, not scold. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The western snowy plover is a small, nonmigratory shorebird that the federal government lists as “threatened.” Activists urge protection for threatened birds at Orange County ‘dog beach’ 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z At Sleeping Bear Dunes, home to nearly half of the Great Lakes plovers during spring and summer, breeding grounds are roped off and posted with keep-out signs. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Nests are topped with cage-like enclosures that bar entry to predatory merlins, gulls, raccoons, foxes and coyotes but leave enough space between the wires for the plovers to enter and exit. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z She was frustrated that they probably wouldn’t be able to save two plover nests they had just discovered. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In April, the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach reported positive results with new equipment for a program designed to nurse abandoned snowy plover eggs and release the birds into nature once hatched. Threatened snowy plovers successfully nested and fledged 4 chicks at Huntington State Beach 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z The environmentalists spoke about the plovers during public comment periods, so the commission took no action. Activists urge protection for threatened birds at Orange County ‘dog beach’ 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “The high water levels really put them in danger more than most other species because their habitat has been greatly diminished,” said Vince Cavalieri, piping plover coordinator for the U.S. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z If so, the piping plovers’ situation could become more precarious. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Listed as threatened since 1986, piping plovers nest above the waterline on sandbars. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Two days later, a group of students participating in a beach cleanup found a second plover nest. Threatened snowy plover chicks successfully nested, fledged in Huntington Beach 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z There are hundreds of animal species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, including the Yosemite toad, the piping plover and the northern spotted owl. White House moves to roll back key parts of Endangered Species Act 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z And the big lake - gray and slightly rippling on an overcast, breezy morning - has crept within a few yards of the plovers’ nesting zone. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z At Sleeping Bear Dunes, home to nearly half of the Great Lakes plovers during spring and summer, breeding grounds are roped off and posted with keep-out signs. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z In 2018, only 27 percent of plover and tern nests survived. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Piping plovers are endangered in the state and threatened nationally. Several piping plover nests have hatched in New Hampshire 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z The agency’s Deputy Commissioner Susan Whalen says shorebirds and wading birds, such as piping plovers and egrets, need special protection throughout their nesting season, which runs from April to September. Public warned to keep away from nesting shoreline birds 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Nests are topped with cage-like enclosures that bar entry to predatory merlins, gulls, raccoons, foxes and coyotes but leave enough space between the wires for the plovers to enter and exit. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Van Zoeren, a research assistant with a University of Minnesota team that bands plovers, recently removed eggs from a nearby island as a storm rolled in. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z The small plover and her eggs are currently protected by security tape and guards who watch over her and her family day and night. Bird upstages Canadian blues festival 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The Corps says endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers nest on sandbars between Ft. Corps reminds public: Missouri River sandbars closed to use 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is holding the informational meetings about piping plovers and least terns. Maine to meet with public on plans to help plovers, terns 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Unleashed dogs are the biggest problem, said Erica Adams, a National Park Service plover specialist. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Unleashed dogs are the biggest problem, said Erica Adams, a National Park Service plover specialist. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z The sighting is exciting for wildlife biologists because it connects the western Washington state and northern Oregon snowy plover populations. Snowy plovers at Clatsop Spit for first time in decades 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Yet the island is also the seasonal home to piping plovers, a small bird that returns every year to dig its nests on the beach. Trapping Foxes to Save Plovers Sets Off Showdown at Jersey Shore 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The plovers and terns are on the state’s endangered species list. Maine to meet with public on plans to help plovers, terns 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z State documents say Maine is planning to spend about $178,000 for management and monitoring of piping plovers and least terns that live on private and public beaches between Ogunquit and Georgetown. Maine looking for scientists to monitor plovers, terns 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Hundreds of rare western snowy plovers are drawn to the lake to nest in the summer. Owens Lake: Former toxic dust bowl transformed into environmental success 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Western snowy plovers were listed as a threatened species in 1993. Snowy plovers at Clatsop Spit for first time in decades 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z While there are plenty of foxes in New Jersey, the plover is in a much more precarious position. Trapping Foxes to Save Plovers Sets Off Showdown at Jersey Shore 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The state says Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands beaches support about a fifth of Maine’s nesting population of piping plovers. Maine to meet with public on plans to help plovers, terns 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The foxes - which adapt easily to living near people and are common all over the state - are being killed because they eat the endangered piping plover and its eggs. Residents oppose state’s plan to kill foxes 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s home to the endangered plant, Pitcher’s thistle, and is also visited by the endangered shorebird, piping plovers. Western Michigan nature preserve more than doubles in size 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Last year, the sighting of snowy plover nests and one successful hatchling marked a major success at Nehalem Bay State Park south of Manzanita in Tillamook County. Snowy plovers at Clatsop Spit for first time in decades 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The piping plover is a shorebird that is on the state endangered species list and is listed as threatened at the federal level. Programs helped more than 100 Maine plover chicks fledge 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat. The billionaire vs. the fly 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Hajna said piping plovers need to move to the waterline to feed, so fencing wouldn’t work. Residents oppose state’s plan to kill foxes 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Other endangered animal species in Oregon include the gray wolf, Western snowy plover, Northern spotted owl and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Agency proposes removing rare Oregon fish from endangered list 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Birds from 65 species, including the threatened marbled murrelet and snowy plover, were killed. California Today: For Hollywood Hills, Tour Vans Are Nuisance 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z It says funding from programs such as the state’s Chickadee Checkoff played a role in growing the plover population. Programs helped more than 100 Maine plover chicks fledge 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The Corps says endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers are currently nesting on sandbars around the Fort Randall Dam in South Dakota and Ponca State Park in Nebraska. Corps reminds public: Missouri River sandbars closed to use 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Driving is restricted in the area where piping plovers are during nesting season. Residents oppose state’s plan to kill foxes 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z They’ve argued that the proposed location is not far from bald eagle nests and would endanger other raptors and migratory birds like the endangered Kirtland’s warbler and piping plover. Ohio Air National Guard drops plans for large wind turbine 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Popham Beach State Park is home to piping plovers and least terns, which are both on Maine’s endangered species list. Rare birds to be protected on Maine beach to rebuild numbers 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The checkoff program helps pay for research and management of piping plovers. Programs helped more than 100 Maine plover chicks fledge 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Within 10 days, winds gusting to 40 mph covered the Santa Monica nest with sand and the snowy plovers abandoned it. Santa Monica's new back-to-nature beach project has drawn the attention of rare birds. But can beach-goers let them live in peace? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The plover nests on Malibu and Dockweiler state beaches are located within partially fenced areas, but remain at risk of disturbance, officials said. Threatened bird nesting again on Los Angeles area beaches 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z “Years of intensive management is paying for the western snowy plover,” Kimball Garrett, manager of the ornithology collection at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, said. Rare birds find Southern California beach housing 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z “Careful where you step,” says Kennedy, sticking to the larger rocks for fear of crushing the speckled eggs of a plover. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z It seeks to use the latest scientific data to help the recovery of the pallid sturgeon, least tern and piping plover over the next 15 years. Corps plans Missouri River habitat for fish and birds 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “The fact that snowy plovers are nesting is progress.” Santa Monica's new back-to-nature beach project has drawn the attention of rare birds. But can beach-goers let them live in peace? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Adult plovers weigh just an ounce or two and measure 6 or 7 inches long. Michigan’s endangered piping plovers have banner year 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Last year, biologists spotted about 1,800 plovers along the California coastline. Rare birds find Southern California beach housing 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z In addition to devastating the desert tortoise, ravens target birds including the sage grouse, snowy plover and the least tern, as well as horned lizards and snakes. Scientists fight for an endangered tortoise with a secret weapon: lasers 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z I became a piping plover guardian about 18 years ago. Actress Jane Alexander Tells Tales of Wild Things and Places Officials say this year’s nesting season produced 13 fledglings plovers, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Beach reopens at Cape Henlopen with end of plover nesting 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “By protecting the plover, you’re protecting the whole system,” he said. Michigan’s endangered piping plovers have banner year 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z They say that by keeping fox numbers down, other species of birds such as lapwings, curlews and golden plovers are allowed to flourish. Growing call for grouse shooting ban as season opens - BBC News 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Piping plovers are listed as “threatened” on the endangered species list. DNREC: Piping plovers at Cape Henlopen doing well 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z We saw several more plovers on our walk. Snowy plovers and massive condos — opposing forces we'll meet on our coastal road trip 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The original plan was for a site about 300 feet away, but it was moved to protect the endangered piping plover. Oil wells planned near popular Lake Sakakawea boat ramp 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Liner said the plovers are “an important part” of a rare ecosystem. Michigan’s endangered piping plovers have banner year 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The area will remain closed until the last of the plover chicks are fledged, usually in late August. First piping plover nest of season found at Cape Henlopen 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Coming soon to a beach near you: condo developments that block views, limit access and crush baby plovers. Is Brown about to condo the coast? Find out in the latest Cali-Novela episode of 'One Shore, Many Sharks' 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z And what they say is that all that construction and the development it creates will disrupt the plovers' breeding habits. Snowy plovers and massive condos — opposing forces we'll meet on our coastal road trip 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The piping plover was listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1986. Piping plover chicks hatch at Cape Henlopen 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The western snowy plover, which at one point nested in the area, now uses the river mouth for foraging and resting, Leipzig said. Concern over birds delays decision on official Orange County dog beach 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Piping plovers are protected as endangered in Maine and as threatened under federal law. Piping plovers make appearance on Maine beaches 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z He said there aren’t enough law enforcement officers or monitors to watch over all the tern and plover nests. Jeffrey Island restoration has been a years-long process 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Jones Beach State Park in New York becomes home at this time of year to tiny shorebirds called piping plovers. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Piping plover nesting areas at Cape Henlopen State Park are closed annually to protect the shorebirds from disturbance during their nesting season from March into September. Piping plover chicks hatch at Cape Henlopen 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z It all began with a trivia question raised among friends: Which is the fastest game bird in Britain, the golden plover or the red grouse? Your Thursday Briefing 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Pets must be leashed on beaches with plovers. Piping plovers make appearance on Maine beaches 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Nesting terns and plovers pretty much ignore river sandbars and two areas of bare sand and gravel along the river channel at the west end of Jeffrey Island. Jeffrey Island restoration has been a years-long process 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Neither removal nor die-off happened, and last year the Times was back at the beach, where, it wrote, state parks workers had erected “miles of symbolic barriers to protect the piping plovers during nesting season.” The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Seashore Park Superintendent George Price said the ban arose after a number of incidents that provoked concerns about personal privacy and interference with wildlife activities, especially endangered shorebirds like the piping plover. Seeing the great white sharks below using drones 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z "The golden plover also benefits, particularly from short heather. Birds such as red grouse need open areas in which to feed, dry off and shelter." Muirburning damaging protected areas, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Last year, more than 120 plover chicks took flight from Maine beaches. Piping plovers make appearance on Maine beaches 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Biologists say within just a few hours of hatching, piping plover chicks are able to walk and feed on their own. Piping plover chicks are hatching at Hampton, Seabrook 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Caretakers of the cats, whose colonies are located one-quarter to two-thirds of a mile from the plover nests, said the animals weren’t hunters. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z “Web between bases of inner and middle toes,” runs the description of the semipalmated plover in Chapman’s 1912 edition of his “Color Key to North American Birds.” Identification, Please 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Crews focused on three especially sensitive nesting areas for shore birds, including snowy plovers and least terns, said a state Fish and Wildlife Department spokeswoman. Around-the-Clock Cleanup Effort Under Way on Oil-Fouled California Beach 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The piping plovers were spotted this spring at Stearns Park beach in Ludington this spring, leading the city’s public works department to postpone preparations for the summer. Piping plover nest prompts protection at West Michigan beach 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The buffer would change to 500 meters for plovers and 30 for sea turtles. Birds, anglers close to sharing NC seashore next month 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The conflict has played out in court before — once, over piping plovers. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z “Persons may be arrested and fined for harassing, killing or any way disturbing birds nesting in the area,” a sign reads, warning that plovers are protected under state and federal law. A Battle Over Cats and Birds on a Long Island Beach 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Shorebirds in Florida include the snowy plover, least tern, black skimmer, American oystercatcher and Wilson’s plover. Wildlife officials say look out for shorebirds 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Parts of the dunes are marked off as habitat for western snowy plovers and other protected species. Forest Service issues decision on Oregon dunes, off-road use 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z High priority species needing swift intervention include black rail, loggerhead shrike, piping plover, eastern hellbender, Blanding’s turtle, and Atlantic sturgeon. NY revises list of species in need of conservation 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife report on piping plovers, it notes, identified cats, “particularly those associated with human-subsidized feral cat colonies,” as “an increasing threat to piping plovers and other beach-nesting birds.” The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z And at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, also at Jones Beach, an outdoor exhibit is devoted to the piping plover, one of only a handful of shorebirds that nest in New York. A Battle Over Cats and Birds on a Long Island Beach 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Robert May's bill of fare also lists a variety of birds, from the more familiar goose to plovers - now on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' conservation list. Christmas menus: turtles to turkeys 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z They included fencing off plover habitat and erecting wire exclosures around nests. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z The Longview Daily News reports officials in Washington counted a record high 67 western snowy plovers in their last count in January. Snowy plover making a comeback on Long Beach Peninsula 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Friends of the plovers have long complained that the Jones Beach cats prey on plovers and their chicks. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Almost half of all shorebird species, such as ruddy turnstones, red knots and piping plovers, are either endangered or at risk of becoming endangered. A third of US birds 'in decline' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The creatures include the leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, as well as birds like the piping plover, red knot, and northern aplomado falcon. SpaceX Rocket Base To Be Built Near Endangered Sea Turtle Nesting Beach 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z New Jersey listed plovers as endangered 30 years ago. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Of particular concern to some scientists and environmentalists is the habitat for piping plovers. A Beach Project Built on Sand 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Olsen blames government projects — including an effort to create habitat for endangered species like the piping plover and pallid sturgeon — for the "man-made floods." Climate change reflected in altered Missouri River flow, USGS report says 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z And shorebirds, including the federally listed piping plover, found their nests at risk whenever the horses sought refuge from the biting flies on the bay side of the island in the summer. Park Service reduces Assateague horse herd to 100 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z An astounding 50 percent of the U.S. population of piping plovers, estimated at less than 3,000, nest in North Dakota. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Sandy overwashed the area, pushing sand back and creating ideal, sparsely vegetated habitat for plovers, he said. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z The state branch of the National Audubon Society claims the project will disturb the piping plover, a fussy, frenetic, endangered shorebird that nests in flat beach sand. Complaints and Warnings About a Plan to Replenish Fire Island’s Dunes 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Jacobsen says the plovers will abandon their nests in the presence of humans. Audubon wildlife refuge closes auto tour route 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z The department says within just a few hours of hatching, piping plover chicks are able to walk and feed on their own. Endangered piping plovers busy nesting 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Piping plovers usually lay four eggs in a bowl-like depression on the ground formed by small stones gathered to form a nest. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Piping plovers are small, sandy-colored shorebirds about the size of robins. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z They also provide a home to rare birds including the hen harrier, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover, red grouse and black grouse. Off-roaders 'damaging wildlife' 2014-04-19T12:33:48Z The more we try to stabilize beaches by moving sand or adding immovable structures, the more the plovers’ access to key habitats will be minimized. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z Shorebirds are a rather loosely defined group that includes familiar species like sandpipers, plovers and killdeers as well as the more exotic avocets, stilts and whimbrels. City Room: A Quiet Beauty Flying By 2013-08-30T18:30:41Z Several piping plover nests are located in boat ramp areas that receive heavy public use during the summer. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z This year’s plover count is the lowest number since the federal government listed the species as threatened in 1986, Pover said. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Beaches that were flattened in places like Breezy Point, in the Rockaways, and Fire Island may provide unique nesting opportunities for the endangered piping plover. State of the Beaches: Rebuilding the Coastline, but at What Cost? 2013-05-18T05:17:52Z Ironically, the very beaches that form the plovers’ habitat also serve to help humans in this case. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z Sir Hugh wondered if the plover was the fastest game bird in Europe but couldn’t find the answer in a reference book. India Ink: Guinness Record Holder Dies Performing Stunt Over Teesta River 2013-04-29T13:10:45Z According to Morris, several crews will continue to monitor piping plover nesting activity on Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Sandy Hook continues to be the most important place in New Jersey for piping plovers. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Other high-priority species identified by the report, some of which are already protected by state and federal agencies, include the piping plover, the tricolored heron and the least bittern. Green Blog: Mending the Bird Preserves Hit by Sandy 2013-01-04T13:17:53Z “Piping plovers are small, fairly secretive beach birds,” says Walker Golder, deputy state director for the National Audubon Society in North Carolina. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z He was hunting in County Wexford, Ireland, when he missed a shot at a golden plover. India Ink: Guinness Record Holder Dies Performing Stunt Over Teesta River 2013-04-29T13:10:45Z Sometime piping plovers will nest a second time if the first nest is destroyed, but not if the birds determine it is too late in the year to successfully raise their young to flight stage. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Blackbeard Island provides protection for endangered and threatened species such as the loggerhead sea turtle, wood stork and piping plover, while Wolf Island is a migratory bird sanctuary. A lifetime protecting wildlife and natural habitats 2012-12-05T05:01:00Z It is hoped the work will improve the habitats for many rare plants and species, including otters, hen harriers and golden plovers. £4m lottery boost to restore bog 2012-10-11T01:01:13Z “Piping plovers still haven’t reached recovery, and they still face huge problems,” Golder says. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z Waterside-nesters like plovers typically deposit their eggs in 'scrapes' - simple nests that don't involve the incorporation of vegetation or feathers. A drowned nesting colony of Late Cretaceous birds 2012-05-15T16:15:03.013Z Piping plovers closely resemble the more common killdeer, even to the point of engaging in a broken wing act to lure predators or people away from their nests. Officials monitoring Lake Sakakawea plover nests 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The real scourges of air traffic these days are black-bellied plovers, herring gulls and yellow-bellied sapsuckers, aviation experts say. Congress Targets Airliners' Collisions with Birds 2012-04-27T17:45:00.260Z And yet, I dined like a prince: a soup of fish, plover roasted upon a spit, and in place of bread, flour and water fried in a pan after the custom of the Afghans. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Signs inform the public about the plovers’ presence, but beachgoers don’t always actually see the birds. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z The absence of vegetation in the accumulation implies that the birds formed scrapes in the sediment for their eggs, as do plovers and some other waterside-nesting modern birds. A drowned nesting colony of Late Cretaceous birds 2012-05-15T16:15:03.013Z It was growing dusk, and from the moorland above came the shrill cries of plovers. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The ground was alive with wild geese, turkeys, pigeons, plover, ducks, and numerous birds we did not know, as far as the eye could distinguish. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z I made several trips to this locality with my gun, and always returned well recompensed with golden plover and pheasants, which I generally flushed among the ruins of what had once been houses. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z With a total population of just 8,000 birds split between two subspecies, the loss of any nest and its eggs affects the plovers’ ability to recover. Piping Plovers in Migration: Foraging for Their Lives 2013-09-24T21:45:03.227Z Not to be distinguished from the golden plover. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z A few sand-birds and plover piped plaintively to the hoarse diapason of the billows. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "Here," says "Murray," "the black-headed gull breeds in enormous numbers, and their eggs are collected, to be sold as plovers' eggs, by thousands for the London market." Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Moon and star keep charmèd watch Upon thy lying; Water plovers thro’ the dusk Are tremulously crying. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z The grey heron is the collateral damage here: it joins the avocet, little grebe and ringed plover among the birds that would be endangered by a four-runway behemoth appearing off the Isle of Sheppey. BAA traffic figures back Boris Johnson's estuary airport plans 2012-02-13T11:02:19Z The hills with the deep mournful music were ringing, The curlew and plover in concert were singing: But the melody died 'mid derision and laughter, As the host of ungodly rushed on to the slaughter. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The shooting season commences about September, when plovers, teals, and wild ducks migrate from America to these islands, although the quail remains with us throughout the year. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z This is certainly worth knowing, for, if plovers be more numerous than coots, there are enough coots and to spare, and their nests are as easy to find as those of plovers are difficult. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z We halted for the night near the high trees that bordered the prairie, where there were numbers of ducks and plovers. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The ponds in the low grounds on each side of the river are resorted to by vast quantities of fowls, such as swans, geese, brants, cranes, storks, white gulls, cormorants, and plover. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z In size this species exceeds any other European plover, and looks even still larger than it is. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The right-eye preference can be so strong that one bird – New Zealand wry-billed plover – evolved a beak that slopes slightly to the right. Are Wallabies Left or Right Handed? Both! (Sometimes) 2012-01-27T19:15:00.350Z It seemed a pity to destroy them without trying them cold, and hardboiled, like plovers' eggs. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The butchers' boys kept their sheep there, and in autumn the swampy portions afforded to the sportsmen good ground for snipe, plover and curlew. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Ringed plovers can sometimes be seen running on the wet surface of the sands at the tide's edge, flocks of lapwings too. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z They often fairly hum with the varied notes of the red-winged blackbird, the rusty grackle, and our American robin, while whistling plovers are seen upon the mud-spits, snapping up the choicest of the snails. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Lapwing, lap′wing, n. the name of a bird of the plover family, also called peewit, from its peculiar cry. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z And all kind of dainties and delicates sweet Was brought to their banquet, as it was thought meet;10 Partridge, and plover, and venison most free, Against the brave wedding of pretty Bessee. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z When the autumn comes you will notice another suggestion of the unknown plover in Whitooweek. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Stands of golden plover were to be seen as of old in the fields, or flashing overhead in swift flight with a whir of wings, wheeling and turning together like one huge bird. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z But we’ve had rare sport enough, fishing in river and fishing in lake, and shooting almost whatever we came across—rabbits, leverets, pigeons, plovers, anything.” Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z She neared the fence, when suddenly from the top of the slope, the foot of which she was skirting, came a whistle like that of a plover. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z His short stories are all written in a lighter vein—we peruse them as we eat a plover's egg, and with the same relish and appreciation. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z With spring come all the sea-fowl to the bird-cliffs, and curlew, golden plover, and Arctic jaegers, 'plaintive creatures that pity themselves on moorlands.' Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z He turned his face to watch the plover in the sky, then looked towards the distant shore-line where the sea was just visible in the long evening light. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z If you don't know the little killdeer plover, it is surely not his fault, for he is a noisy sentinel, always ready, night or day, to tell you his name. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z At the same instant a voice behind him exclaimed: "There's another plover down for Rousille!" Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z The eggs of the Kentish plover we had found as early as April 14th, and in May many were already much incubated. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z And if cars didn’t occupy the 8.5-acre parking lot, piping plovers, an endangered shorebird the refuge protects, would nest there. Chincoteague fears proposal to move beach would hurt tourism, economy 2011-11-27T23:49:00Z At length, through the crannies of a wall, I perceived just within shot a stand of plover, hopping, gobbling, squealing, quite unaware of my proximity. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z General Greely found them nesting in Grinnell Land in July, the males doing most of the incubating as is customary in the plover family, whose females certainly have advanced ideas. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z He laughed, and with a proud air raised above his head a bundle of feathers, four plovers and a teal tied together. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Pratincoles resemble terns when standing, but run like plovers, and on summer evenings, with the terns, they hawk after insects like swallows. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A few specimens of the golden plover have been taken on the Coast, but it is of rare occurrence. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z In lightning response to her comrade's tally-ho Maria rocketted over the wall; the plover rose as one man, and, as I missed with both barrels, swirled out of range and sight. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z You can usually tell a flock of plovers in flight by the crescent shape of the rapidly moving mass. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z It lives upon smaller birds and animals: hares, young lambs and deer, grouse, plovers, &c., &c. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z They were excessively wild, flying fast and high, something like teal, anon like plover, and uttering a chorus of harsh croaks. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The black-bellied plover is reasonably common along the coast line, but it is not seen to any great extent in the interior valleys. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z It proved to be a thoroughly successful working arrangement; I even shot a plover, which was retrieved en masse by all except the goats. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Scattered over a chosen feeding ground, the plovers run about nimbly, nervously, looking for trouble as well as food. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Now, all was still; only at a distance on the heath we heard the plover's melancholy note, and beneath us, on the lake, the whizzing of the water-fowls' wings as they skimmed its darkened surface. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z The latter are excellent, boiling pale yellow and half opaque, like those of plover: but the Stilt's eggs are too red in the yolk to be tempting. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The mountain plover is very plentiful on the plains of southern California during the winter months. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z How great the confidence of the plover must have been to allow it to act in such a manner! Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z These busy, cheerful, sprightly little peepers are always ready to welcome to their flocks other birds—ring-necked plovers, turnstones, snipe and phalaropes. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The plover, scared from its nest, uttered its peculiar and plaintive cry; the bittern shrieked; other night-fowl poured forth their doleful notes; and the bull-frog added its deep croak to the ominous concert. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Their flight resembles that of golden plover, but is bolder, and the narrow black bordering to the under-wing is conspicuous when passing near. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The snowy plover is quite common from northern California to Mexico. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z The bird was a species of quail, which, like the plover in England, will pretend to be lame, to draw stragglers from its hiding-place. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z Most plovers nest in the Arctic regions, where man and his wicked ways are unknown. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Dotterel, dot′ėr-el, n. a kind of plover, named from its apparent stupidity in allowing itself to be approached and caught: a stupid fellow, a dupe. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z A pack of avocets swept by in chattering flight: ruffs and redshanks, green sandpipers, and others of that class, with whole troops of plovers, splashed and preened in the shallows. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z While the Wilson plover is found to some extent on the southern Atlantic Coast, it may properly be said to be a Pacific species. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z You may address your next to Abbotsford, where I long to be, being heartily tired of fine company and fine living, from dukes and duchesses, down to turbot and plovers' eggs. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z The plover which scurries before us today on the beach may tonight be far away on the first lap of his seven thousand mile flight to the southward. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The best way to approach them is to drive from Leenane Inn to the Deel River, due north, and then strike west over a wet bog, full of dunlins, plover, and curlew. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Inspired with this thought, he put spurs to his horse, and swept across the field as swiftly as a sparrow-hawk goes to a flock of plover, circling over stubble. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z There are a number of other plovers on the hunting grounds of the Pacific Coast, but they are either too small or the flesh too poor to interest the sportsman. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Your fishing-rod is tight and right, your line is in order, your hook penetrates your finger to the barb; other companions than the plover, the lark, and the water-wagtail you have none. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Here the swan builds her nest; here too dwell the royal heron, the blind crow, the golden plover, and other man-shunning animals which are rarely if ever seen in more habitable regions. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The ptarmigan, the wild duck and goose, the plover, the curlew, and still other birds are to be found there. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Wild fowl not in any of the previous lists which are nevertheless prized for sport, e.g. duck, snipe, plovers, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Of these the killdeer plover is the most common and the best known. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z The hounds broke into the field on his line, wheeled like a flock of plover, and came straight to where Redpad lay. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z HIS LADY: At this hour, my simple lover, I prefer to rest Than to watch the tireless plover Rise from dewy nest; I prefer to rest. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Meanwhile the regiments of Kr�vonos moved like countless flocks of starlings and plover. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Watched a famous millionaire at the Vasoy wondering whether he dare flout public opinion and the economy campaign by eating a plover's egg. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z Large numbers of green plover were bagged from time to time, and often in winter we had a chance at their grey cousins, the whistling species. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The mowers cutting these meadows find the eggs—the nest being on the ground—and bring them to the farmstead, both as a curiosity and to be eaten, some thinking them equal to plover’s eggs. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The upland plover wails his greeting to the tussocked pastures, where day and night rings the shrill chorus of the hylas and the trill of the toads continually trembles in the soft air. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z The woodpecker seems a better Latin example than the plover. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Snipes also, and several species of plover, may be met with occasionally; but you will seldom be able to fill your game-bag with any thing. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z These and golden plover were mainly the game for the flint-lock, and with them we were peculiarly successful. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Beyond them a plover wheeled, a blurred splatch in the mist, crying its mournful cry over and over and over. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Lean or fat, a plover is a plover, but would that he might tarry with us till the plump grasshoppers of August and September had clothed his breast and ribs with fatness. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z If the bird was worshipped, it was not as a totem, but as "the divine messenger of the spring," like "the plover among the Latins".*** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The fast had been with me for two days, an’ the gnawing pain inside was terrible, so that I kept awake looking up at the stars an’ listening to the plovers.” Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z If we had not been out all night we were invariably abroad at dawn, when golden plover fly and feed in close bodies. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z A flight of plover, rising from the ground, circles in the gloom, with soft and ghostly whistle, and all is still, save for the beating of two hearts. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The plover chuckles while he lingers at the bounteous feast of grasshoppers, but never pierces the August air with the long wail that proclaimed his springtime arrival. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z At first she runs slowly, with a limping gait, and frequently pausing as if to entice her enemy on, just like a partridge, duck, or plover when driven from its young. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z How difficult it is to see a partridge, snipe, woodcock, certain plovers, larks, and nightjars when crouched on the ground. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z As my head appears above the burn side, the ever-watchful curlews whistle and the plovers scream. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The median space which divides the inner branches of the tract may be continued forwards as far as the middle of the neck, or even up to the throat, e.g. plover. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z There come, too, the quick whistling beat of wild ducks' pinions, the cry of a belated plover, and the creaking voice of a snipe. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Silence reigned everywhere, broken only by the shrill cry of the "pteru-pteru," or plover, a cry we were so accustomed to hear that we hardly noticed it. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Then he dressed himself in the skin of a plover and rose into the air and flew above the sea. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z A low, large moon hung over the silent downs, from which even the melancholy cry of the plover had died away. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z Now the tips of the chestnut twigs might bulge and bud, but spring was not spring until the plover paraded his new black breast, or a peewit rose screaming at the midnight intruder. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z You give fine sketch of bird and fowl, Of the blue jay and the plover, And of great white Canadian owl, All proves of nature you're a lover. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z The "pteru-pteru," or wild plover, ceased his shrill cry, and both bird and beast, active during daylight, quietly sought their rest. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z In one such instance, a plover was so deceived as to build its nest in the plant-growth on the alligator's back. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Alack, and a well-a-day, sir!" replied the host, "they have all taken wing, and are scattered away like a flock of plovers. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Time was when such poultry fetched its price; now, thanks to the prolific process of our modern hatchings, we see her as often in the market as widgeon, snipe, or plovers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z And then they start for sport and fun, To try their luck with the shot gun, And quick they raised from their cover, Then brought low eight brace of plover. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z Golden plover and sandpipers abound, and as you ride along the spur-winged plover, or "pteru-pteru" rises with its shrill cry, and wheels round and round over one's head. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z They saw the plover rise from the little island, and suspecting a nest to be there, they gave up their fishing and rowed out to it. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Accordingly, he sauntered along over the uneven ground, scanning the narrow territory, the stretches of adjacent marsh, and the clear, pink-illumined air around him, for snipe or plover. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The plover was the bird usually chosen to represent the Ba, but at times the place of the plover is taken by the hawk, the symbol of Horus and the solar gods. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z At Long Beach and Twin Harbors, the upland portions of the beach are also closed to protect nesting western snowy plovers, which are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Next coastal razor clam dig approved to begin next week 2011-04-14T01:28:05Z A plover was faintly calling from the sedgy shore on the other side. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z There are rolling leagues of heather, Lone hills where the plovers call. Two Fishers, and Other Poems 2011-04-08T02:00:09.700Z It was nothing but a flying plover that he had knocked out of existence; she could guess that well enough. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The plovers and sandpipers and snipes run rapidly. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z On a certain day in May a species of plover appear in great number on the northern plains of British America. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z There were also flocks of very beautiful plovers, and I found the nest of one of them with four eggs. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z We couldn't afford to waste cartridges on the snipe and plover that ran crying along the shore. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Among the birds, the large flightless forms, Eupterornis, Gastornis, were prominent, and many others were present, such as the ancestral forms of our modern gulls, albatrosses, herons, buzzards, eagles, owls, quails, plovers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Talk not of years! 'twas yesterday We chased the hoop together, And for the plover's speckled egg We waded through the heather. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Lately I have discovered that she loves to wander up the hillside by herself, and listen to the plover's solitary cry, and sit in the sunshine with no companion near her. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z She did not heed his words; she danced away again; she seemed one with the tumbling plover, the sailing sea-birds, and the drifting thistle-down. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Gunning for pelicans, plovers, gulls and sand-snipes was also a favorite pastime. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z “No; nothing save The plover from the marshes calling, And in yon western sky, about An hour ago, a star was falling.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Scald and pick your plovers, but do not draw them. Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. 2011-01-05T03:01:00.907Z In the early days there was plenty of game in Dawson county, buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, jack rabbits, and several game birds, such as plover, prairie hen, ducks, geese, and cranes. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Beyond them two plover tumbled like blown leaves towards the ground, yet rising again instantly before they touched it . . . and into his hand he felt Joan's fingers creep softly. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Pelican, gulls, plover, and sand-snipe were abundant, and my boat’s crew, when we would land, and haul our boat up for a stroll, would sometimes make capital shots. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z There was no little brother to help row the boat, or swing in the old swing from the big maple tree, or chase the plovers along the shore. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z The law of battle produces the spur of the game-birds and the still stranger wing-spurs of certain species of the plover kind. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z The glands are variable in size and position; when very large, e.g. in plovers, they extend upon the forehead, causing deep impressions on the bones of the skull. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z But as the afternoon wears on and the water retreats, a crowd of little birds arrives to feast in the shallows: short-billed dowitchers, Western sandpipers, a black-bellied plover. Jonathan Franzen: American Author on TIME Pens 'Freedom' 2010-08-28T14:10:00Z Never see a booby again Or a plover or a pelican In Black Bayou. Newsverse: Black Bayou 2010-06-18T19:00:00Z The golden plovers are from southern South America. Mating Bears and a Wolverine Sighting 2010-06-22T20:59:00Z The islands form the easternmost point of Louisiana and are part of the Breton national wildlife refuge, the second oldest US reserve and home to endangered brown pelican, least tern and piping plover shore birds. Containment dome reaches Gulf oil spill scene 2010-05-06T15:36:00Z The Gulf, bordered by the United States, Mexico and Cuba, also supports endangered birds such as the snowy plover, as well as the formerly listed brown pelican. Gulf Spill Taints 'Mediterranean of the Americas' 2010-05-04T17:16:00Z For the first time she lagged as she walked, and quite forgot to look for plovers' eggs. Capricious Caroline The latter either live on fish, as the heron, spoonbill, stork, ibis, &c., or search for insects in the mud, as the oyster-catcher, plover, sandpiper, &c. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History The whaup, and plover, and lapwing piped, and whistled, and fluttered around me. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 At the head sat Mr. Brown minor; at the tail a small and alert youth with black hair, a face freckled like a plover's egg, and solemn eyes. "Pip" A Romance of Youth We saw dainty Wilson's plover with their chicks, and also semipalmated sandpipers. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Here one sees the rare honey-bird with its plumage of scarlet velvet, the golden plover, and the beautiful white bos'un-bird, wheeling about the black cliff heights. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame There is also a certain season of the year when a variety of ducks, plover, snipe, and other aquatic birds may be taken. The Story of Malta And all the day the roving bees Clung to the swinging clover, And robins in the apple-trees Answered the faint-voiced plover. The Coast of Bohemia Now and again the peep of the prairie chick or the call of the plover came to their ears. Hawk Eye Peggy, do you remember how we used to fight over the plovers' nests?” and he laughed merrily at the thought. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec We heard the plover, as ever; and deeper voices—doubtless those of passing sea-birds, mingled with theirs. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery I had done very well with plovers' eggs earlier in the season, and had not spent all my money yet. The New Gulliver and Other Stories According to Turner, the bird is a species of snipe; according to Stair, a species of plover. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II To Rule's, in Maiden Lane, being mighty thirsty, where had supper on excellent lobster and fresh salad, with eggs of the plover, and a draught of the best stout, which did much content me. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 Kildee plover flew chattering before the canoe while they were still near land. East Angels At intervals, and at a great distance, we could hear the high-pitched shriek of plover. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery The kill-deer plover vibrates between the grassy meadow and the beach, but he, as well as the sandpiper, prefers to stake his domestic happiness on dry ground. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The plover family have stout, short bills, while the sandpipers and woodcock belong to a family which have soft probing bills of greatly varying length, for obtaining their food in soft mud. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago September 2 I saw a flock of 12 plovers on the Tawau golf course. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 It is a lonely spot, a place of drowsy solitude, where the plaintive call of the plover seems the most natural melody. Hastings and Neighbourhood As we waited we heard the faint scream of the plover on the shore and the lapping waves of the tide. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery They are, in the order communicated, the wolf, the turtle, the bear, the beaver, the snipe or plover, the falcon or hawk, the deer and the cranes. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois Also, Genundewah, a Poem The air is fresh and sweet with the fragrance of flowering shrubs, is faintly melodious with the ghostly whistle of circling plover invisible overhead. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The eggs of the plover tribe afford the most striking examples of this fact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" At Samuel Rogers's I remember that plover's eggs were served. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 A plover uttered his disconsolate, wailing cry far out to sea. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Several plover were circling overhead, uttering shrill cries. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion The moonlit veldt stretched away in dim beauty around, its stillness broken by the weird yelp of hunting jackals, or the soft whistle of the invisible plover overhead. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Thus the eggs of the plover are pear-shaped, of the sand-grouse more or less cylindrical, of the owls and titmice spherical and of the grebes biconical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The tide was low, and he carried his canoe across the mud-flats through flocks of plover, snipe and yellow-legs, feeding behind the ebb, while teal and black-duck swarmed along the beaches. The Whelps of the Wolf The shore was a favorable place for the swift-winged shorebirds that all sportsmen love—plover and curlew and their fellows. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery In some districts they are popularly believed to be witches, in others ghosts, in others devils, while in the Midland Counties they are supposed to be birds, either plovers or martins—some say swifts. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) It is of the plover species, of a greyish colour, and as large as a small pigeon. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Possibly, if Dido could have been dressed by Worth and Rodrigues, had diamonds as big as plovers' eggs, and been adored by Lord Brandolin, she would never have perished in despair. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June "I've heard there are good chances there for wild goose, snipe, and plover." To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Take three golden plover, chop up the trails with parsley, shalots, salt, pepper, and scraped bacon, and stuff the plover with it; cover the breasts with slices of bacon and roast. Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode Sir Walter Scott, in The Lady of the Lake, names the bird with which his character associated the cry— And in the plover's shrilly strain The signal whistlers heard again. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Among these the prevailing species are egrets, herons, sandlarks, and plovers, while in the jungle great numbers of the pea-fowl are to be met with at all seasons of the year. The Pearl of India “Like gun when aimed at duck or plover, Kicks back and knocks the shooter over.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion They resort to the mud-flats at ebbing water, while thousands of sandpipers and plovers, with here and there a spoonbill and flamingo, are seen amongst them. Wanderings in South America Truss three plover for roasting, lay them breast downwards in a stewpan with plenty of butter, enough to entirely cover the breasts. Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode Again the plover's notes, this time in the field immediately behind; repeated, too, in the field on the right hand. The Hills and the Vale The wheeling plover ceased Her plaint; the solitary place was glad; And on the distant cairn the watcher's ear Caught doubtfully at times the breeze-borne note. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Now in sight, perchance in hearing Of the melancholy plover, Of the bluebird’s thrilling whistle, Of the redbird’s gentle chirping, Of the blackbird’s noisy chatter, Of the whippoorwill’s soft pleading, And the ringdove’s tender cooing. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. The spur-winged plover, and a species of the curlew, black, with a white bar across the wings, p. 81nearly as large again as the scarlet curlew on the sea-coast, frequently rise before you. Wanderings in South America Sometimes we shot so-called plover along on the shore, sometimes wild chicken in the bush. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) When the sun arises over the hill into the sky, already blue, the plovers have been up a long while. The Hills and the Vale Sea-gulls, plovers, and herons are numerous; their call-notes in the still evening sounding shrill and uncanny over the long stretches of flat lands. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land There are numerous species in these sheltered channels, inlets and sounds of geese, ducks, swans, cormorants, ibises, bitterns, red-beaks, curlew, snipe, plover and moorhens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It is the same way with the shore birds; yellow-legs and plover and the like; though in my grandfather's day they didn't care much about such small game. Old Plymouth Trails "On swinging tussock the lapwing leaps, Lark's note above plover's swelling, As the crook-backed cotter in silence creeps From his lonely moorland dwelling." The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories The plover were wailing; the sad-voiced pewits called; one by one, the frogs began a lonesome chant. The Plow-Woman A hare and some snipe and plover, with a few trout and a salmon, were the result of a short excursion, that did not extend much farther than a stone's throw from the encampment. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia But he ate and drank a good deal; the food was always good, but still you did not get caviar and plovers' eggs every day. The Son of His Mother “Around the head Of wandering swain the white-winged plover wheels Her sounding flight, and then directly on In long excursion skims the level lawn, To tempt him from her nest.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls I’ll try the poem. 17th.—The poem did not get beyond plovers and lovers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Second Voice O no, O no, they hurry down Like plovers that have heard the call. In The Seven Woods Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age “Excellent for quail and prairie chicken, and the plover are plentiful at certain seasons,” Dr. Morton replied. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John I can't whistle like a plover and had to come to breakfast unannounced. Wings of the Wind Not far distant was the pleasant noise of the sea, and the calling of the gulls answered the plaintive cry of the plovers which fluttered about the moor and the meadows. The Adventure League Among plovers, the father bird usually hatches the young, and lets the wife do as she pleases. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 Now, can the action of the plover in this case be explained on the theory of instinct alone? Ways of Nature Frank ran to the spot and held up a good-sized plover. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John In morning take time; when ready for breakfast walk back this way a hundred steps and whistle like plover. Wings of the Wind But the most conspicuous and interesting of all these lawn birds are the ring-necked plovers, or killdeers. Under the Maples There was little game—just a few ptarmigan, golden plovers, and long-tailed ducks. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I It was offered a counterfeit, and it behaved much as you or I would have done under like conditions, although we have the general idea of counterfeits, which the plover could not have had. Ways of Nature "But as some muskets so contrive it As oft to miss the mark they drive at, And though well aimed at duck or plover, Bear wide and kick their owners over." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 The gulls and petrels form another association—the order Gaviæ; while the plovers, snipes, curlews, peewits, turnstones, &c., constitute the order Limicolæ. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 The other birds are all busy picking up some minute fly or insect that harbors in the grass, but the plover is here for game that131 harbors in the turf. Under the Maples While these handsome plover migrate to some extent, and sometimes in large flocks, through the interior of the United States, they are chiefly and most abundantly found on the coast. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The plover hammered the shams with her bill "in the most skeptical fashion," and refused to sit down upon them. Ways of Nature This is also a favorite resort for gunners in the fall to shoot the golden plover. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Another similar symptom was the reappearance of some ptarmigans, arctic geese, plover, and flocks of quail; the air was soon filled with the deafening cries which they remembered from the previous summer. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Hares, leverets, partridges, quails, young turkeys, geese, ducks, capons, pullets, fowls, chickens, pigeons, wild and tame rabbits, wild ducks, widgeon, teal, plover, larks, and pippets. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Now and then plover and curlew cried, a half-moon hung in the west, and the black hills rose out of fleecy mist. Partners of the Out-Trail I hesitate, therefore, to say that Mr. Kearton's plover showed anything more than very keen instincts. Ways of Nature Also there were many crow-blackbirds hopping about in the dry fields, and the upland plover were breeding close by the light-house. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Grey plovers may either be roasted, or stewed with gravy, herbs, and spice. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The car often frightened golden plover from their dust baths in the road, and crested lapwings flashed across the prairie like sudden storms of autumn leaves. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Dry reeds rustled in the creek and a flock of circling plover gleamed against a cloud that trailed its shadow across the marsh. Partners of the Out-Trail Snipes and plover, orioles and ovenbirds, bobolinks and meadow-larks, all had lived in it by turns for a few days. The Biography of a Prairie Girl If she imitated the pathetic plover running plaintive to him, that was part of the game. The Rainbow Green plovers should be roasted like woodcocks, without drawing, and served on a toast. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families There were a few mallards, redheads, and shoveler ducks, and several bustards, besides half a dozen species of plover and shore birds. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Light and shadow sped across the marsh, and a flock of plover, shining white and black, circled above the sands. Partners of the Out-Trail But the snipes and plover had gone into a decline, the orioles and ovenbirds had grown thin and unkempt, and the bobolinks and meadow-larks had eaten themselves to death. The Biography of a Prairie Girl It was a strange place 161 for a plover to lurk in, that rank thicket of jungle; but the Bow-legs took no notice of the incongruity. In the Morning of Time Green plovers are roasted in the same way as snipes and woodcocks, without drawing, and are served on toast. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Around us, on the swells, gray gophers whistled, and the nesting plover quaveringly called. A Son of the Middle Border Wild ducks and geese and swan swam in the river, and grouse and wild turkeys and quail and plover roamed the forests and uplands. When Dreams Come True Cranes, wild ducks, plovers, and occasionally swans, abound in the lagoons that open into it from Thingvalla. The Land of Thor At this moment the whistling cry of a plover sounded from the thicket. In the Morning of Time |
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