Conservation experts report more than a dozen captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers released in 2025 have been spotted ...

The rocks clink together under the steps of Vince Cavalieri as he walks along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Small waves lap against the edges of his boots. Suddenly, Cavalieri stops and points to ...

It was a year of growing challenges as well as comeback stories in the Great Lakes. While Detroit welcomed a large new park, ...

Get your binoculars! Piping plover season is back at Montrose Beach. Two banded piping plovers were spotted Friday morning by Mark Kolasa, the Montrose Beach Dunes volunteer community steward, ...

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An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach ...

It's almost that time of year again when birders flock to Montrose Beach. The peak of migration season is a couple weeks away. But one popular bird has already made an appearance — as two piping ...

SUAMICO - The sun rose into a cobalt sky Thursday and highlighted the sandy, shell-strewn cobble on Cat Island in lower Green Bay. Somewhere in the football field-size area just to our north was one, ...

If you’ve ever walked the beach and watched a tiny bird pulling something from the sand, it was likely a piping plover. These speedy shorebirds are known for their agile movements along coastlines and ...

Newly hatched chicks from birds on the Endangered Species List are running up and down a handful of beaches in the Great Lakes region. The population is recovering from near extinction, but they’re ...

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