Abstract
We examined piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest site selection in eastern New Brunswick (1988-89) and northern and southern Nova Scotia (1983, 1987) because little quantitative information on nest site selection was available. Nest site characteristics varied among the 3 study areas with respect to the number of shoots of beach grass (Ammophila brevigulata), pebbles, stones, and shells in the vicinity of nests (P=0.001−0.003). Compared with randomly chosen sites, piping plover nest sites in eastern New Brunswick had more (P=0.001−0.003) pebbles, stones, rocks, and shells; whereas, in northern Nova Scotia, nest sites had more (P=0.054−0.001) shoots of beach grass, pebbles, stones, rocks, and sticks
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