Shorebirds among species in steepest decline in latest count - The Coastland Times

Shorebirds among species in steepest decline in latest count - The Coastland Times

By Dan Parsons, CoastalReview.org As the weather and water warm, beachgoers will flock to the North Carolina coast just as many of the native shorebirds and seagoing avian residents begin to nest. Piping plovers skittering up and down the sand with the surf, gulls loitering for picnic castoffs and tossed fish bait and pelicans soaring overhead or skimming the swells are all well-known and welcome sights for tourists to the North Carolina coast. …