Endangered piping plovers chase July 4 fireworks out of Barnstable beach
The fireworks celebration was pushed back to Labor Day weekend to protect the threatened shorebirds. See Boston.com.
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The fireworks celebration was pushed back to Labor Day weekend to protect the threatened shorebirds. See Boston.com.
Display moved to the Saturday of Labor Day weekend
The town of Barnstable said its Fourth of July fireworks display has been postponed because of endangered nesting piping plovers and least terns shorebirds.
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