Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kevin Mullan works on Maine Audubon's Coastal Birds Project and said beachgoers should be aware that plovers blend into the sand, and they should keep an eye out so they don't step on and kill them.
Mullan said it's important to keep track of the plovers because of their endangered status, but also as a sign of healthy beaches.
"They typically nest on beaches with good habitat, in terms of there being dune grass, and there's lots of food for them to forage on, such as marine worms, crustaceans, insects, so the presence of them indicates a healthy beach ecosystem," Mullan said.
Full story by Madi Smith at mainepublic.org.
Kevin Mullan works on Maine Audubon's Coastal Birds Project and said beachgoers should be aware that plovers blend into the sand, and they should keep an eye out so they don't step on and kill them.
Mullan said it's important to keep track of the plovers because of their endangered status, but also as a sign of healthy beaches.
"They typically nest on beaches with good habitat, in terms of there being dune grass, and there's lots of food for them to forage on, such as marine worms, crustaceans, insects, so the presence of them indicates a healthy beach ecosystem," Mullan said.
Full story by Madi Smith at mainepublic.org.
