Come discover the wondrous story of The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay. Told through the adventures of a blended family of Plovers, witness the miracle of chicks hatching on a popular urban beach to their very first migratory flight.

The Piping Plover is a bellwether species that indicates how successfully wildlife and people interact with one another, especially in light of the growing threat from habitat loss.

These remarkably resilient birds are well adapted to life on the beach, but without adequate protective measures, Piping Plovers will fail in the face of pressure created by people and predators.

We are inspired by the beauty of the Plover’s life story and also highly aware of the formidable challenges these valiant little birds face at every stage of development.

In one way or another, the trail as to why these tender, yet irrepressible birds are a species of great conservation concern leads to the heavy footprint left by humankind.

There are many ways each of us can help Piping Plovers successfully raise chicks of the next generation. For thousands of years coastal habitats supported shorebirds and countless other species of fauna and flora. Let us all reconsider how we think about our beaches, this very special habitat where the ocean meets the land. Working together, we can do much to affect the course correction needed. Sharing the shore is critical to the very survival of not only Piping Plovers, but all wildlife that finds food and shelter at the edge of the sea.

Learn how we can all become stewards of these pocket-sized, nonetheless, courageous, threatened shorebirds.

The sweetest story around!

For more information, visit The Piping Plover Project at https://pipingploverproject.org/

This film was made possible in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.