Vandals threaten endangered species of birds in Old Orchard Beach and Saco

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 7, 2020

Two nests of piping plover, an endangered species, were vandalized over the Fourth of July in Old Orchard Beach and Saco, prompting warnings from state wildlife officials who are investigating both incidents. The nest in Old Orchard Beach was disturbed when its enclosure was purposefully dismantled, forcing a nesting pair of adult chicks to flee the nest and temporarily abandon three eggs, while fencing enclosing another nest at Goosefare Brook in Saco was destroyed. That forced an adult pair and chicks to abandon the nest. One chick was found dead.