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The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches on the Atlantic coast of North America, the shores of the Great Lakes and in the mid-west of Canada and the United States. This individual has been banded for research purposes.Photo credit: Mdf
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