The Piping Plover watch on Duxbury Beach has begun again. Currently 30 birds – 14 pairs and two singles – have been spotted on the beach and one nest has been located so far, according to Town Manager René Read, who made this announcement Monday night at the selectmen’s meeting.
“You will recall that three years ago I committed myself to advising the public of the arrival of the Piping Plovers to our shore,” Read said. “As has been the case for many generations, the Plovers have returned.”
This year’s numbers of the small, buff-colored shore birds are comparable to last year’s, said Read.