#WildlifeWednesday - piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) Piping plovers have returned to the beautiful beaches of New Jersey! Each year in late March/early April, adult piping plovers migrate back to the State of New Jersey to nest and raise their young. Adult piping plovers are sandy colored with large dark eyes, yellow legs, a black band across the forehead, and a black ring around the base of their neck. They feed on marine worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and some insects. Piping plover pa