Piping plovers set yet another record for number of breeding pairs

Piping plovers set yet another record for number of breeding pairs

Piping Plover with chicks at Higgins Beach in Scarborough, ME. (Photo by Megan Maher/courtesy of Maine Audubon)Maine beaches are seeing a record number of endangered piping plover breeding pairs this year, according to Maine Audubon’s latest count.  Piping plovers are a small migratory shorebird, designated as endangered under the Maine Endangered Species Act, and the species is considered threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.  Th…