{"id":20164,"date":"2023-01-15T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/?page_id=20164"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:17:33","slug":"caribbean-piping-plover-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/our-work\/caribbean-waterbird-census-program\/caribbean-piping-plover-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Piping Plover Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PIPL-Banner-900x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PIPL-Banner-900x342.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PIPL-Banner-450x171.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PIPL-Banner-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PIPL-Banner.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Caribbean Piping Plover Survey 2023<\/h2>\n<p>During the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/2022\/12\/get-ready-for-the-caribbean-waterbird-census-jan-14th-feb-3rd-2023\/\" target=\" rel=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 14th annual Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Region-Wide count<\/a>, from <strong>January 14th to February 3rd, 2023<\/strong>\u00a0 we are asking you to make a special effort to find and count Piping Plovers. You can do this by planning your CWC surveys in places where Piping Plovers have been seen before (explore their sightings on <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/caribbean\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eBird<\/a>). Or by doing surveys in places where there might be suitable habitat for wintering Piping Plovers.<\/p>\n<h3>Track Piping Plover Sightings Live!<\/h3>\n<p>We are tracking where Piping Plovers have been seen during CWC 2023. Send us your sightings as you make them and we will update the map. This mean you can track our progress in finding Piping Plover live during the survey.\u00a0 \u00a0Click on each point for more information about each sighting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/2\/embed?mid=1jwiIsxGDU4umznD1SW1jT0w8Gx2htdM&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Zoom in or out to view your region or the whole Caribbean. Click the icon in the top right corner to see a larger map. You can share your sightings, including a grid reference and your count of Piping Plovers at that location (if more than one was seen) with <a href=\"mailto:waterbird.manager@birdscaribbean.org\">waterbird.manager@birdscaribbean.org<\/a> or on the BirdsCaribbean listserv.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>If you are not within the Caribbean but have seen a Piping Plover during the CWC survey period you can still share your sightings and we will add them to the map!\u00a0 And we will continue to add\u00a0 all sightings of Piping Plovers in 2023 to this map, so please continue your CWC counts and send us your eBird Caribbean checklists. Remember that although we have one annual 3-week regional count period (14 Jan-3 Feb), we encourage everyone to carry out CWC counts year-round, especially during fall and spring migration. We need much more information on all the habitats that shorebirds and waterbirds use throughout the year.\u00a0 \u00a0Thanks!!!<\/p>\n<h3>Why Join the Survey?<\/h3>\n<p>This small, round shorebird is listed as \u201cNear Threatened\u201d by the IUCN with an estimated global breeding population of just 8,400 birds. They breed in restricted areas of North America but migrate south in fall with some birds spending their winter in the Caribbean.\u00a0 It\u2019s vital that we continue to learn more about the numbers and distribution of this rare shorebird in our region.<\/p>\n<p>We already know about <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/map\/pipplo?neg=true&amp;env.minX=&amp;env.minY=&amp;env.maxX=&amp;env.maxY=&amp;zh=false&amp;gp=false&amp;ev=Z&amp;excludeEx=&amp;mr=1-12&amp;bmo=1&amp;emo=12&amp;yr=all&amp;byr=1900&amp;eyr=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some of the main islands and areas where Piping Plovers spend the winter in the Caribbean<\/a>, including the Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos Islands.\u00a0 We also know they have been spotted in smaller numbers in other countries, including Puerto Rico and its offshore islands and cays, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the US and British Virgin Islands, St Kitts, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, and Bonaire (there are just one or two records for some of these countries). But in the \u2018right\u2019 habitat there are likely more Piping Plovers to be found, both in \u2018new\u2019 locations on islands where they have been seen before and perhaps some islands where they haven\u2019t been seen yet.\u00a0<strong>We need more people out there looking for them!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Resources to Help With Surveys<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><big><strong>ID Resources<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>Piping Plovers are small, round shorebirds with \u2018stubby\u2019 black bills and orange legs. Their upper parts are pale brown, the colour of dry sand, and they are white below. We have made a handy ID guide to help you pick out Piping Plovers from some of the other small plovers that winter in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-19971 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Plover-ID-Guide-FINAL-LowerCase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23259 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress-348x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress-348x450.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress-695x900.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Piping-Plover-ID-Guide-image-for-Wordpress.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-scaled.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-348x450.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-348x450.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-695x900.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter-scaled.jpg 1978w\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Download these graphics as a pdf following these links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Plover-ID-Guide-FINAL-LowerCase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plover ID guide<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banding-Piping-Plover-Graphic-1Page-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guide to reading bands<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>They also have a unique two-note high to low\u00a0<em>pee-too<\/em>\u00a0call that you can listen out for.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/182334\/embed\" width=\"340\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/182335\/embed\" width=\"340\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><cite><em>Piping Plovers can be quite vocal, even during the winter. They often give a mellow two-part whistle, that drops in pitch, pee-too.\u00a0<\/em><em>Sometimes they only give the first part of this call as single, repeated with several seconds between each call:\u00a0 pee \u2026 pee \u2026 pee.<\/em><\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to scan the legs of any Piping Plovers you see for colour bands. Finding and reporting these bands can help us learn more about where different breeding populations spend the winter. You can find out how to report bands in our helpful guide (above). More information and different versions of this guide to reporting banded Piping Plovers are available to download on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/resources\/shorebird-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shorebird Resources<\/a>\u00a0webpage.<\/p>\n<p><big><strong>Guide to Piping Plover Habitats<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>Piping Plovers in the Caribbean are often seen in small flocks resting and feeding on sand flats. Even here, out in the open, they can be tricky to spot with their \u2018dry sand\u2019 coloured plumage blending with their surroundings. Be sure to also check any seaweed (wrack) on the beach as this is another favourite haunt of theirs. Other places Piping Plovers might be found include mudflats, mangroves, and along rocky areas of shoreline, where again they blend in beautifully, especially if they are resting. Check out and share our handy graphics, with artwork by Josmar Esteban M\u00e1rquez,\u00a0 to remind you where to look.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"gallery galleryid-19971 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1-450x377.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1-450x377.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1-900x754.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1.jpg 1175w\" alt=\"Graphic of Piping Plovers on a sand flat\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2-450x377.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2-450x377.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2-900x754.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2.jpg 1175w\" alt=\"Graphic of Pipinng Plovers amongst mangrove roots\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3-450x377.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3-450x377.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3-900x754.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3.jpg 940w\" alt=\"Graphic of Piping Plovers on a wrack strewn beach\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4-450x377.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4-450x377.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4-900x754.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4.jpg 1175w\" alt=\"Graphic of Piping Plover amongst rocks\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Click on each image to enlarge then right click to \u201csave as\u2026.\u201d\u00a0 a jpeg. Use these links to download each image in higher resolution as a pdf:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-sand-flats-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sand Flats<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-mangrove-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mangroves<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-shoreline-wrack-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beach Wrack<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-habitats-rocky-shoreline-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Shore\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><big><strong>Complete Guide to Doing Surveys<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>You can also get a much more extensive guide to surveying Piping Plovers, their habitats, techniques for survey, and ID tips by watching our helpful \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oyAqPVoNNH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping Plovers in the Caribbean: Identification, Habitats, and Practical Considerations for Winter Surveys<\/a>\u201d webinar given by Piping Plover survey expert Sidney Maddock.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19974\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19974\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19974 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips-450x450.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PIPL-survey-tips.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">click to download as a pdf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We want as many people as possible to join in our effort to look for Piping Plovers during the 2023 CWC regional count period. Be sure to watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oyAqPVoNNH8\">Sidney Maddock\u2019s webinar<\/a>\u00a0before you plan your surveys. You can also use and share these survey tips to get the most out of your Piping Plover surveys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you do your surveys please treat them like all your other CWC surveys.<\/strong>\u00a0This means you should count all the bird species that you see (in addition to any Piping Plovers). Make sure you enter your data in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/caribbean\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>eBird Caribbean<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0using one of the CWC protocols on Step 2 of data entry (online).\u00a0 If using the eBird app, set your portal to eBird Caribbean to access the CWC options for your checklists.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caribbean Piping Plover Survey 2023 During the 14th annual Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Region-Wide count, from January 14th to February 3rd, 2023\u00a0 we are asking you to make a special effort to find and count Piping Plovers. You can do this by planning your CWC surveys in places where Piping Plovers have been seen before &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":11068,"parent":326,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20164","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-450x300.jpg",450,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-900x600.jpg",900,600,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Caribbean Piping Plover Survey 2023 During the 14th annual Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Region-Wide count, from January 14th to February 3rd, 2023\u00a0 we are asking you to make a special effort to find and count Piping Plovers. You can do this by planning your CWC surveys in places where Piping Plovers have been seen before (explore their sightings on eBird). Or by doing surveys in places where there might be suitable habitat for wintering Piping Plovers. Track Piping Plover Sightings Live! We are tracking where Piping Plovers have been seen during CWC 2023. Send us your sightings as you make&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"Alex Sansom","url":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/author\/alexsansom\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-450x300.jpg",450,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small-900x600.jpg",900,600,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Piping-Plover_Winter_Feb_Flickr_Hemant-Keshan-BEST-BC-small.jpg",1200,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Alex Sansom","author_link":"https:\/\/www.birdscaribbean.org\/author\/alexsansom\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"Caribbean Piping Plover Survey 2023 During the 14th annual Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Region-Wide count, from January 14th to February 3rd, 2023\u00a0 we are asking you to make a special effort to find and count Piping Plovers. 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