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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This year, all five species nested successfully, a miraculous feat for an urban beach. We applaud NYC Parks & Recreation or continuing to prioritize protections here for our fellow New Yorkers 🐦! When will the first piping plover arrive in 2027? 📷: Benjamin Forbes

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today we’re thinking about the first plover to arrive this year in New York City. This plover touched down in Edgemere, Queens on March 7th, 2026, undoubtedly knowing that a stretch of beach there is protected for plovers, terns, oystercatchers, & skimmers.

White and gray piping plover with orange beak and legs against a foggy misty sandy beach

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

While no longer with us, Clark Kent, continues to power our work to protect New York’s endangered species. We will never forget you, Clark, and each and every plover that has touched down on our city’s beaches. We will never stop. 🩵 📷: Benjamin Forbes

Piping plover on sandy beach, backlit orange from sunrise with arriving foamy surf

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Your voice is needed! 📣 Contact your member of Congress and both U.S. Senators to speak up for species & against this rule change! Ask your friends and family to do the same! We will never give up the fight to defend imperiled species, and the Endangered Species Act itself!

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The decision to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act could enable extractive industries to destroy or modify the habitat of imperiled plants and animals — the places they need to feed, shelter, raise their young— even if it results in their death or injury.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Bipartisan members of Congress, former USFWS Directors, and several state attorneys general, together with local and conservation groups representing millions of people across the U.S., are calling on the White House to stop its war on our fish, wildlife, and wild places.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today, the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to strip imperiled species of protections for the places where they live went into effect. American wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzlies, salmon and piping plovers all face a new threat to their survival.

Piping plover fledgling runs along sandy beach

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are New Yorkers, always. ♥️ 📷: Benjamin Forbes

Piping plover adult on muted tan beach covered with shells, with NYC skyline and Empire State Building in background

Small piping plover with ocean and skyline from New York City and 1 World Trade Center in background

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

They benefited from a temporary beach closure & (the majority of) park visitors minding the posted rules which include no 🐕 & 🚫 🚶🏽, 🏊‍♀️ ,🏃🏾‍♂️, 🎣 on closed shoreline. [thank you!] 📷: Benjamin Forbes, photographed with zoom from a distance + cropped, with no disturbance to chick or parents

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

So much is working against plovers and their chicks, but diligent plovers parents, a committed volunteer force working around the clock, our awesome NPS partners + a city full of supporters have come together for this family!

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Heartthrob! This beautiful plover chick hatched July 2nd on the busiest Fort Tilden beach. Sadly, their two siblings didn’t survive but we have all the feels & hopes - for this little intrepid survivor.

Young piping plover chick with white and tan feathers, black beak and large black eye

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Piping Plover chicks & fledglings from Breezy Point to Far Rockaway have us jumping for joy. Give them & their families plenty of space, no 🐕, follow posted rules & carry out your trash! Thank you! Together we will defend & protect NYC’s endangered species! 📷: Benjamin Forbes 🎶: House of Pain

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

He inspired us to create the NYC Plover Project in 2021, and for that we are forever grateful to him. Thank you, Clark Kent 🩵 📷: Michelle Talich, part of the NYC Plover Project team since our first season ❤️

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

His final summer with us, 2023, our volunteers and National Park Service staff helped protect his plover family, just as we did each summer he spent in NYC, staffing a temporary beach closure, and they fledged one chick.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hatched in 2018 in NJ, he spent 4 summers on Fort Tilden in Queens, and wintered, 1,000+ miles south, on the beautiful island of Andros, Bahamas.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Here’s to all the plover dads this Father’s Day! You protect your territories, partners and broods, and remind us about resilience, determination, and love. We hold in our hearts one very special plover dad, Clark Kent.

Gray and white piping plover on a sandy beach

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Many have babies right now so please give them space, keep your dogs off all beaches until the fall, and mind posted signs. Thank you! 📷: (1) Chris Allieri; (2) Benjamin Forbes

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It’s American Oystercatcher Day! Striking, boisterous, & fascinating, they make awesome ambassadors for our coastal ecosystems, we are grateful to see them along our city beaches. They are great parents too. Just like the plovers - & terns & skimmers - they need protection! #birds #birdoftheday

Adult American oystercatcher with black head and bright orange bill, pink/orange legs and yellow eyes against beach grass and blue sky on a sandy beach

Adult American oystercatcher with black head and bright orange bill, pink/orange legs and yellow eyes on a sandy beach with two small oystercatcher chicks, gray and white

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thank you. We never heard back from anyone at @bsky.app

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hi all, please follow us on Instagram for more updates & photos. We appreciate our 500+ Bluesky followers but haven’t been able to grow beyond that despite our best efforts, and your suggestions. Hope you’ll follow us here: www.instagram.com/nycploverpro... Thank you! ❤️

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

As you read this post, migratory birds are in flight across our hemisphere and around the globe. We share the planet with them, today and always. 📷: NYC Plover Project team member Benjamin Forbes caught this Piping Plover inspection this past week ❤️

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It’s World Migratory Bird Day, & as many mark the occasion by looking at birds, here’s to the birds as they look at us. Spending time w/ plovers, we see these intelligent sentient beings examining us, which helps us to understand & respect our place in their world and not just the other way around.

Small white and gray, with black brow & collar, Piping Plover on sandy beach, amidst green beach grass

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Kindly mind posted rules & signs + walk / jog around - not through - flocks of shorebirds + carry out what you take in. If you see one of our volunteers or our partners from National Park Service or NYC Parks & Recreation on the beach, come say hello! Thank you! 📷: Benjamin Forbes

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

They are New Yorkers too! And, we must do everything we can to protect this intrepid endangered species. Here’s a few important tips: Please no dogs on New York City beaches - or any beaches where Piping Plovers & other beach-nesting birds nest; no kites or drones; & no e-bikes.

Small gray & white Piping Plover, with orange legs and a black and orange beak, sits atop shell-covered beach slope with Brooklyn and Manhattan skyline and outline of the Empire State Building, and soft clouds above, against light blue sky

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Join us Thursday May 7 w/ some fine folks! Register here: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Last call to register for our new volunteer training this weekend! Saturday at 9:30am. In-person at Fort Tilden w/ breakfast + lunch provided. Join us! Register here: shorturl.at/1g6W7

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New Volunteer Training · Luma

A mandatory training for anyone who is interested in volunteering with the Plover Project! We will teach you everything you need to know about helping our…

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Call your representative to urge them to stay strong on ESA protections and not give way to the big industries behind this bill. Thank you all!

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Your voices have been heard! The vote has been pulled for today. Thousands of calls were placed to urge representatives to vote NO on this pro-extinction bill - HR 1897. This is a massive win for endangered species & wildlife BUT it could come back again so we must keep thr pressure on.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is it. Call this morning: (202) 224-3121. Ask to be transferred to your rep and ask them to VOTE NO ON HR 1897.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🚨WEDNESDAY🚨 Join us! RSVP @ link in bio! 🐦 💕

Piping Plover on sandy beach, with seaweed and wrack, in winter plumage, looking back at camera

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We will never stop fighting for this little bird & every other species that falls under their umbrella. We are a better city when we protect the most vulnerable 🪶. Join us. Save the date, new volunteer in-person training: 05.02.26.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Now, 5 years later this week, we are going strong. We are leading programs in schools from 1st grade through 12th, engaging communities with countless programs events & our volunteers have worked nearly 20,000 hours alongside partners at National Park Service & NYC Parks.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Happy 5th Anniversary, NYC Plover Project! ❤️ In March 2021, we were an Instagram account with a few followers & a dream. A dream, and a promise, to protect this intrepid endangered species - every bit New Yorker as the rest of us - with all our might. This plover was our first post.

Photo of a piping plover on a beach, buff gray back and wings, with white undersides. Orange legs and beak with the tip of the beak, black. A black collar matches and black brow & large jewel black eyes.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

And we hold one species especially close to our hearts, our mission, our work, the one nesting endangered species in our city, the Piping Plover. Fewer than 8,000 remain, and we are fighting hard to protect them. Join us❤️ 📷: Benjamin Forbes

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Today is #worldwildlifeday. In 1973, UN/CITES adopted this day to celebrate & raise awareness for the world’s fauna and flora. We especially honor all the threatened & endangered species and the special humans working on their behalf.

Piping Plover chick on beach probing seaweed and a single small plant for insects.

Piping Plover chick on beach probing seaweed
alongside a small plant; green grass and blue sky is blurred in the distance

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

In the meantime, enjoy this photo of the first plover spotted in 2024! 📷: Benjamin Forbes

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Snow ❄️ is coming to NYC & much of the nation … but so are the plovers! In less than two months, the first Piping Plovers will appear on our NYC beaches. While we love the ❄️, many of us are already busy planning & getting ready for the VIPs’ arrivals!

Single Piping Plover running on the sand amidst sea foam from a wave and a light blue backdrop of ocean water

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

All Sanderlings breed in the 🇨🇦 Arctic in spring & summer (see map, last photo), w/ many wintering on our NYC beaches! Please give them space & never let your dogs or kids chase them. 📷: Benjamin Forbes range map courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Sanderlings! This remarkable bird is a true long-distance athlete- some flying 6,000 miles each way on migration. Resilient, fierce & cold defiant, you may see them running in flocks at the water’s edge. And no, (again), they aren’t plovers! 😉

Single white and grey Sanderling on a ridged tidal flat

Two sanderlings - white and gray, with one preening the other’s head, in a shallow tidal pool

One white and gray sanderling looking back at the camera on a sandy beach covered with broken shells

Range map for Sanderling from Cornell Ornithology Lab showing the breeding ground in Northern Canada, a large geographic area showing migration grounds across U.S. and Canada, and a narrow band of coastline across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts showing wintering / non breeding range

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

It may be gray & cold in NYC, but we are thinking about the wintering Piping Plovers, Sanderlings, & American Oystercatcher in Cedar Key, Florida. Pat Leary caught this spectacular image. 🌞

Piping Plovers, Sanderlings and a larger American Oystercatcher roost together on a shell shoal, with blue water surrounding them.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

to assure that more of this federally-protected species’ offspring can thrive in our city. Join us to help #protecttheplovers. 🎥: Benjamin Forbes 🎶: Sufjan Stevens

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Piping Plover parents share incubating & chick rearing duties, watching & protecting their young ones around the clock. This family lived on the busy beaches of Breezy Point Tip. Only one of their brood survived to become a fledgling. We are working hard with NYC Parks & National Park Service …

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

With the most heartfelt thanks, and here’s to an awesome 2026 for wildlife and all of us humans! 📷: Michelle Talich

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

So, if you have not yet given, please do so today at the link in bio or at nycploverproject.org, before midnight. We will be waiting for the plovers come March, and are grateful to count on your support. We cannot do this work without you.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

As we have mentioned many times over the past month, there are threats to the Endangered Species Act itself. Your gift helps power all of this work to defend endangered species and the very laws their survival relies upon.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

We have shown the world that a city of 8.5 million can come together for 100 tiny imperiled migratory shorebirds. But the threats to Piping Plovers and other threatened and endangered species have never been more serious.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

As we wrapped our fifth season with some 150 new volunteers working more than 2,000 hours, what became clear is that together in New York City, we are building a culture of conservation, to protect the most vulnerable New Yorkers amongst us.

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NYC Plover Project @nycploverproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Our final ask. Thank you to everyone who has given, and for those who have not, it is not too late. This past year, we saw threats to plovers from our beaches to the halls of Congress. Our work has never been more urgent. If you are on the fence about giving, now is the time.

Piping Plover on the ridge of a beach, with broken shells, dried seaweed and straw, looking at the camera; the Coney Island boardwalk and buildings in the background, with the top of the Verrazzano Bridge also visibile

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