Of all of our 'shorebirds,' the Mountain Plover is the one most disconnected from the shore, generally living miles from water in the dry country of the west. They're facing climate threats from spring heat waves that endanger young birds in the nest and wildfires that incinerate habitat and may prevent it from recovering. Worse, alongside 69 other species, the Mountain Plover was named in the latest State of the Birds Report at a “Tipping Point,” having already lost at least half of its population in the last 50 years and is on track to lose another 50% in the coming decades.

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