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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
Plum Island is home to 227 species of birds, including piping plovers, roseate terns, Northern harriers, ospreys and American oystercatchers, according to Save the Sound’s Envision Plum Island Report.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
The only known surviving chick of Chicago’s famous piping plover pair, Monty and Rose, has a new rival.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
And while that may look like wingman behavior to humans, among piping plovers, the message is different.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
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First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Piping plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping%20plover. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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