Who you callin’ late? We still have piping plovers on NYC beaches. On October 10! Yes, it’s World Migratory Bird Day and this year’s theme is “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter,” but these plovers will be on their way soon! 🧵
NYC Plover Project
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New Yorkers working to fiercely protect endangered Piping Plovers & other shorebirds nesting on our city’s beaches • join us to #protecttheplovers • all the links: https://linktr.ee/nycploverproject
Today we’re thinking about the first plover to arrive this year in New York City. This plover touched down in Edgemere, Queens on March 7th, 2026, undoubtedly knowing that a stretch of beach there is protected for plovers, terns, oystercatchers, & skimmers.
While no longer with us, Clark Kent, continues to power our work to protect New York’s endangered species. We will never forget you, Clark, and each and every plover that has touched down on our city’s beaches. We will never stop. 🩵 📷: Benjamin Forbes
Today, the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to strip imperiled species of protections for the places where they live went into effect. American wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzlies, salmon and piping plovers all face a new threat to their survival.
We are New Yorkers, always. ♥️ 📷: Benjamin Forbes
Heartthrob! This beautiful plover chick hatched July 2nd on the busiest Fort Tilden beach. Sadly, their two siblings didn’t survive but we have all the feels & hopes - for this little intrepid survivor.
Piping Plover chicks & fledglings from Breezy Point to Far Rockaway have us jumping for joy. Give them & their families plenty of space, no 🐕, follow posted rules & carry out your trash! Thank you! Together we will defend & protect NYC’s endangered species! 📷: Benjamin Forbes 🎶: House of Pain
Here’s to all the plover dads this Father’s Day! You protect your territories, partners and broods, and remind us about resilience, determination, and love. We hold in our hearts one very special plover dad, Clark Kent.
It’s American Oystercatcher Day! Striking, boisterous, & fascinating, they make awesome ambassadors for our coastal ecosystems, we are grateful to see them along our city beaches. They are great parents too. Just like the plovers - & terns & skimmers - they need protection! #birds #birdoftheday
Hi all, please follow us on Instagram for more updates & photos. We appreciate our 500+ Bluesky followers but haven’t been able to grow beyond that despite our best efforts, and your suggestions. Hope you’ll follow us here: www.instagram.com/nycploverpro... Thank you! ❤️
It’s World Migratory Bird Day, & as many mark the occasion by looking at birds, here’s to the birds as they look at us. Spending time w/ plovers, we see these intelligent sentient beings examining us, which helps us to understand & respect our place in their world and not just the other way around.
They are New Yorkers too! And, we must do everything we can to protect this intrepid endangered species. Here’s a few important tips: Please no dogs on New York City beaches - or any beaches where Piping Plovers & other beach-nesting birds nest; no kites or drones; & no e-bikes.
Last call to register for our new volunteer training this weekend! Saturday at 9:30am. In-person at Fort Tilden w/ breakfast + lunch provided. Join us! Register here: shorturl.at/1g6W7
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A mandatory training for anyone who is interested in volunteering with the Plover Project! We will teach you everything you need to know about helping our…
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Your voices have been heard! The vote has been pulled for today. Thousands of calls were placed to urge representatives to vote NO on this pro-extinction bill - HR 1897. This is a massive win for endangered species & wildlife BUT it could come back again so we must keep thr pressure on.
This is it. Call this morning: (202) 224-3121. Ask to be transferred to your rep and ask them to VOTE NO ON HR 1897.
🚨WEDNESDAY🚨 Join us! RSVP @ link in bio! 🐦 💕
Happy 5th Anniversary, NYC Plover Project! ❤️ In March 2021, we were an Instagram account with a few followers & a dream. A dream, and a promise, to protect this intrepid endangered species - every bit New Yorker as the rest of us - with all our might. This plover was our first post.
Today is #worldwildlifeday. In 1973, UN/CITES adopted this day to celebrate & raise awareness for the world’s fauna and flora. We especially honor all the threatened & endangered species and the special humans working on their behalf.
New Substack! Please read, like, subscribe! substack.com/@chrisallier... alt: an albino alligator named Claude 🐊
Claude and the Plovers
The story of an albino alligator and San Francisco's endangered species, the Snowy Plover
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Snow ❄️ is coming to NYC & much of the nation … but so are the plovers! In less than two months, the first Piping Plovers will appear on our NYC beaches. While we love the ❄️, many of us are already busy planning & getting ready for the VIPs’ arrivals!
Sanderlings! This remarkable bird is a true long-distance athlete- some flying 6,000 miles each way on migration. Resilient, fierce & cold defiant, you may see them running in flocks at the water’s edge. And no, (again), they aren’t plovers! 😉
It may be gray & cold in NYC, but we are thinking about the wintering Piping Plovers, Sanderlings, & American Oystercatcher in Cedar Key, Florida. Pat Leary caught this spectacular image. 🌞
Piping Plover parents share incubating & chick rearing duties, watching & protecting their young ones around the clock. This family lived on the busy beaches of Breezy Point Tip. Only one of their brood survived to become a fledgling. We are working hard with NYC Parks & National Park Service …
Our final ask. Thank you to everyone who has given, and for those who have not, it is not too late. This past year, we saw threats to plovers from our beaches to the halls of Congress. Our work has never been more urgent. If you are on the fence about giving, now is the time.
New piece aurhored by @allieri.bsky.social in The Ornithologist. Please have a read, comment & share. Also consider subscribing to this excellent new publication! theornithologist.org/the-endanger...
The Endangered Species Act Under Threat: Why It Still Matters for Birds
What happens to birds when the law designed to protect them is itself under threat?
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Fifty-two years ago, President Richard Nixon signed into law the most important wildlife protection law in the world. The Endangered Species Act works, having saved 99% of the species under its protection from extinction. It is also extremely popular, w/ 9 out of 10 Americans supporting the law.
A pair of Sanderlings fly together in the ❄️ over the icy-cold surf at Breezy Point. Often confused with Piping Plovers, Sanderlings hang in flocks and run quickly back and forth with the waves. They are also on our city beaches in the winter months, while plovers are not.
Thank you to everyone who submitted comments these past days. Our fight to defend NYC’s endangered species is far from over. We will never give up on plovers. We will never give up on the Endangered Species Act. And, we know you’re with us every step of the way. We will not stop.
This is it! Final 4 hours to submit comment. Please invest 10 minutes to protect wildlife and help stop the destruction of the Endangered Species Act! Go to link below — *ESA Regs Comment Guide* with talking points & direct links to comment. shorturl.at/5nnGC
