Down Year for Piping Plovers

was a difficult summer for the state-endangered and federally threatened piping plovers on Hampton and Seabrook beaches this year. This summer, three pairs nested on Hampton Beach with two chicks fledged (25+ days old), while on Seabrook Beach four pairs of plovers fledged three chicks.  Last year in New Hampshire, seven pairs of plovers nested and fledged fifteen chicks.

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