This piping plover, which hatched in Sea Girt earlier this year, is now
able to fly away from predators and other dangers. The piping plover
is an endangered species.  Photo credit: Nancy Smith/APP.com

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Click the following links for our previous entries on piping plovers:

•  (August 6) The Independent: No leads on pilfered piping plover eggs in Sandy Hook
  
  
• (July 22) Asbury Park Press: Shorebird eggs stolen from nest at Sandy Hook
  
  
• (June 19) Asbury Park Press: Sea Girt to help protect endangered plovers