Piping plovers are also probably the best known of the federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species in Connecticut. There are others.

To give new life to shoreline habitats, a growing number of projects are harnessing the reef-building power of oysters.

Watch black skimmers, least terns, plovers and other shorebirds - along with some hungry dolphins - give a show at Fort Myers ...

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Despite the challenges, Hamlin reminds residents that egrets serve an important ecological function and are only temporary visitors to the area. "These birds play critical roles i ...

Fort Worth, which has become another egret hotspot, recommends trimming trees before nesting season begins. It says thin tree canopies of 70% cover or less are less attractive nesting sites.

Fort Worth, which has become another egret hotspot, recommends trimming trees before nesting season begins. It says thin tree canopies of 70% cover or less are less attractive nesting sites.

An egret that clearly had places to be stunned scientists conducting what they believe to be the first-ever GPS tracking study of these large waterbirds in Australia. Data revealed that the bird took ...

Have you ever heard mention of a rookery? Or colonial waterbirds? If you have, it wasprobably in association with large egret-type birds. But there are many other birds that nests in rookeries.

Egrets returned to Alcatraz in 1997, though numbers have declined in recent years. There were only a few dozen snowy egret nests located last year. Spotting them would be worth a visit all on its own.

The egret was stuck in a tree on an island in the lake. York City Fire started getting calls about the bird Thursday night, but due to thunderstorms in the area, they couldn't get to it.