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Piping Plover Atlantic Coast Population
photo: piping plover adult


Introduction: Overview of Biology and Threats
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Notices:
  • Sightings of banded piping plovers can now be reported to piping.plover@usace.army.mil. Note new e-mail address as of April 2003. [Privacy Statement]
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated critical habitat for Great Lakes and wintering piping plovers, and proposed critical habitat for Northern Great Plains plovers. No Atlantic Coast breeding areas were included in these designations. Details are available at http://plover.fws.gov.
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    Last updated February 26, 2004