nytimes September 6, 2021 11:00am Meet the People Rescuing Piping Plover Birds In New York #birds #ploverbird #endangeredandextinctspecies #unitedstatesparkpolice #queensnyc #rockawaybeachqueensny #forttildenqueensny #breezypointqueensny #news Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol A group of volunteers patrols beaches where endangered Piping Plovers nest.