The move is a particular win for one species. Officials make major announcement about future of island on 'bird superhighway' ...

said the islands in Narragansett Bay are “highly important" for Rhode Island’s colonial nesting birds. “For most species, they are the only areas in which they nest in our state,” said ...

It shows that the population at Cat Island is doing well enough where there's enough birds ... nesting pairs of Piping Plovers around the Great Lakes, including four nests in the Green Bay area ...

So birds are starting to radiate out from Cat Island ... say there are nesting 81 pairs of piping plovers around the Great Lakes, including four nests in the Green Bay area, which produced ...

The Anna Maria Island ... birds become agitated or leave their nests, you are too close! A general rule is to stay at least 300 feet away from a shorebird nest. • Keep pets away from nesting areas.

To ensure their safety, the park keeps parts of the island closed from February through September to protect the birds’ nesting areas. A pair of Brandt's cormorants collect weed for their nest ...