New Bedford announces birth of two Piping Plovers

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The New Bedford Conservation Commission announced that the 2024 Piping Plover Nesting Season was successful in fledging two chicks on East Beach.

According to a Facebook post, the two chicks are only the second and third chicks to be born in New Bedford in modern times.

The city thanked the diligent work of staff and partners, as well as the cooperation and consideration of the general public and beachgoers for giving the protected nesting area and breeding plover pair the space needed to raise their young.

According to officials, the birds will soon begin migrating back south after summering on our coastline.