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Photo credit: Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
How you can help piping plovers:
How you can help piping plovers:
SHARE THE SHORE. Remember, plovers don't stay within their symbolic fenced areas. They like to go to the shoreline, too
Remind people you are with to be on the lookout for tiny plovers running on the sand
Take all your trash out with you. Bonus points if you pick up extra beach litter and plastics!
Don't bring your dog to the beach
Don't fly kites or drones
If you dig holes in the sand, fill them back up before you leave. Tiny chicks can fall in and may not be able to climb back out
Share what you've learned about piping plovers with your family and friends!
photo credit: NYC Plover Project
Shorebird and Waterbirds of the Atlantic Flyway. (2023, April 19). Home Sweet Home: A Place for Birds and People [video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GF7zbeLqZ8.
We can all share the shore with piping plovers and other shorebirds.
Tell your family and friends how they can help, too!
More things you can do!
More things you can do!
Be a Plover Pal! Sign the pledge
Be a Plover Pal! Sign the pledge
Click on the photo to the right and pledge to help the plovers!
NYC Parks. (2023, April 19). Love Piping Plovers? Let's draw one! [video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URz8-tK-XFQ.
Make and share art!
Make and share art!
Have fun creating your own drawings and posters about piping plovers in their nesting habitat. Add messages you think will encourage others to care about plovers and keep these nesting birds safe [5].
If you want, you can even submit photos of your finished work to audubonmagazine@audubon.org.
If you post to social media, use the hashtags #sharetheshore and #kidsart, and tag @conservationpals and @audubonsociety
Birdwatch from a distance
Birdwatch from a distance
Bring binoculars and enjoy watching the birds from a safe distance. Birdwatching at the beach is a lot of fun.
photo credit: NYC Audubon
Here is a chart of shorebirds in our area. See how many you can find! Start keeping a list of all the species you see.
Check out some of these wonderful organizations working on piping plover conservation in our area. Click on the links below to learn more!
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