: a small pale plover (Charadrius melodus) chiefly of eastern North America
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Watch dunlins, piping plovers, herons, osprey, and even bald eagles make the mangroves and coastal pines their warm-weather home.—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025 Bob Dolgan, an avid birder who is working on the Newberry exhibit and has made documentaries about piping plovers in Chicago, said the local birding community is thriving.—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Andersen said the piping plovers nest on the beach and sandbar at Milford Point.—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024 The species nests along the coast of New York, along with other shorebirds, including piping plovers, terns and black skimmers.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for piping plover
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