HomeBIRDSPiping Plover Piping Plover Charadrius melodus ‘click on image to view gallery’ Adults Arrivals & Departures ARRIVALS IN SNOW FIGHTS TERRITORIAL BEHAVIORS SCRAPING BEHAVIOR COURTSHIP & MATING NESTS BROKEN-WING DISPLAY INCUBATING NEST EXCLOSURES JUST-HATCHED CHICKS CHICKS BROODING FLEDGLINGS NATURAL THREATS HUMAN THREATS LEG BANDS WITH OTHER BIRDS FOOD ITEMS BEACH TRASH SLEEPING Staging Bathing