Wisconsin Point sees first piping plover nesting in nearly 50 years

(National Park Service) SUPERIOR, Wis. (FOX 6) - A couple of piping plovers, a type of migratory shorebird, have been spotted nesting on Wisconsin Point in Superior for the first time since 1977, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Piping plovers in Wisconsin Point The piping plovers were observed nesting on an isolated stretch of sand and cobble, which was built to…