Fewer piping plover pairs on Maine beaches, but lots of chicks

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 16, 2024

The number of breeding pairs of piping plovers on Maine beaches was down this year, but the fledged chicks they produced surpassed the state’s recovery goal for the endangered shorebird. The plovers fledged 237 chicks for a productivity rate of 1.66 chicks per pair, which surpasses the state’s recovery goal of 1.5.