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A community of volunteers in New York City has formed to protect the piping plover, a threatened bird species found on many of the area's beaches in the Gateway National Recreation Area. The bird is recognizable by its elongated legs and short, stubby body, (NCR/NYC Plover Project)
A community of volunteers in New York City has formed to protect the piping plover, a threatened bird species found on many of the area's beaches in the Gateway National Recreation Area.(NCR/NYC Plover Project)