Piping plover
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The piping plover is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead
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Illustration of male and female by John James Audubon.
A piping plover on sand
Nest on a beach of île de la Grande-Entrée, Magdalen Island, Quebec, Canada
Magdalen Islands
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The Magdalen Islands are a Canadian archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-
Piping plover
…heard alarm call is a soft pee-werp, which the second syllable lower pitched. Distribution and habitat Nest on a beach of île de la Grande-Entrée, Magdalen Island, Quebec, Canada The piping plover lives the majority of its life on open sandy beaches or rocky shores, often in high, dry sections away from water…
Grindstone, coast between L'Étang-du-Nord and Fatima.
Corps-Mort, uninhabited rock, from the island of Havre-Aubert at low tide.
Sandy Hook Dune, a hook-shaped sand spit about six kilometres (3.7 mi), Havre Aubert island
Fatima, Butte du Vent (Hills)