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Piping Plover

Endangered Status

The Piping Plover is listed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada list as being endangered. For more information on species at risk in Canada, consult the Species at Risk website of the Canadian Wildlife Service.


Photographs

These photographs are provided to help you identify members of the Piping Plover species and are provided here courtesy of the individual photographers, who retain copyright. You may not reproduce these photos without permission. Click on any photo for a the full-sized version.

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More about the Piping Plover on the Internet

The following websites can help you learn more about the Piping Plover species. These websites are maintained by other organizations, and when you click on the links below, you'll be visiting their websites, not ours.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Canadian Wildlife Service
• The Wetlands Network
• Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
• Great Lakes Ecological Assessment
• Industry Canada Collections
• Virtual Cape Cod
• Piping Plover Page
• Tony Phillips' Homepage
• Rickerts Nature Preserve
• Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
• Department of Natural Resources, Michigan

Seasonal Frequency

You can use the following as a guide to when you can most easily expect to spot members of the Piping Plover species on Prince Edward Island. This information comes from The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island which retains and publishes records of bird sightings.

Spring March 16 to May 31 (northerly migration)	Fairly common, 1 - 9 birds per day
Summer June 1 to August 15 (nesting season)	Fairly common, 1 - 9 birds per day
Autumn August 16 to December 14 (southerly migration)	Uncommon, 1 - 12 birds per fortnight
Winter December 15 to March 15	Not found

Nesting on PEI

The Piping Plover is known or believed to nest on PEI.