Piping plovers at Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge on Long Island, New York

Two small mostly white birds with black eyes walk on a sandy beach

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Piping plovers at Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge on Long Island, New York

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USFWS

Facility

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Beach combing

Species

Charadrius melodus

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Public Domain

Subject tags

Birds

Coasts

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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