{"product_id":"piping-plovers-taste-like-chicken-tee","title":"Piping Plovers Taste Like Chicken™ Tee (Online Exclusive)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI'm gonna get some hate for this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI know piping plovers are adorable. Yes, they're protected. Yes, they belong here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if you've spent any time at Sandy Neck — or Nauset, or Chatham, or Sandy Hook, or Fire Island, or Cape Point — you already understand the joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery summer, these tiny birds become the most powerful creatures on the coast. Beach access changes, ORV trails get shortened or closed outright, and locals suddenly find themselves discussing nesting habits more than the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo naturally, I put it on a t-shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarment-dyed for that perfectly broken-in feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelaxed unisex fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandy Neck Provisions lighthouse logo on the front chest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Piping Plovers Taste Like Chicken\" design on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Oxford Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes: S through 3XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnline exclusive, custom made to order, ships nationwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy beaches close for piping plovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piping plover (\u003cem\u003eCharadrius melodus\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests directly on open beach above the high tide line — the exact strip of sand people walk, park, and drive on. The Atlantic Coast population was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1985, and the seasonal closures you run into every summer are the result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNesting season:\u003c\/strong\u003e roughly April through August. Symbolic fencing and posted signs typically go up in early spring, before the birds arrive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy closures are so strict:\u003c\/strong\u003e the nests are little more than scrapes in the sand and are nearly invisible, and chicks cannot fly for about a month after hatching. They feed at the water's edge, which means crossing the open beach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it looks like in practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e roped-off sections, shortened or fully closed ORV corridors, and at some beaches escorted convoys through the corridor at set intervals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt has worked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlantic Coast plover numbers have climbed steadily since listing, and the New England recovery unit has been running well above its recovery target for years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is, honestly, the real punchline: the plovers won. The rest of us are just driving around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love the birds. I love the beach. I just couldn't resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you know, you know.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DPS Custom","offers":[{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ S","offer_id":52668845719828,"sku":"23414-OXF-SMALL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ M","offer_id":52668845752596,"sku":"23414-OXF-MED","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ L","offer_id":52668845785364,"sku":"23414-OXF-LARGE","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ XL","offer_id":52668845818132,"sku":"23414-OXF-XL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ 2XL","offer_id":52668845850900,"sku":"23414-OXF-XXL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oxford Blue \/ 3XL","offer_id":52822117843220,"sku":"sku-47388440690772","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/5685\/5060\/files\/sandy_neck_piping_fb8c8ae7-62ca-4436-994c-cd87d63d6385.png?v=1781545684","url":"https:\/\/sandyneckprovisions.com\/products\/piping-plovers-taste-like-chicken-tee","provider":"Sandy Neck Provisions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}