GRAND ISLE, La. - Doug Duncan, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, assesses the impact to the Piping Plover's habitat on Grand Terre, La., during the Deepwater Horizon response on Oct. 10, 2010. The Piping Plover is listed as an endangered species, and the birds migrate to the Gulf Coast during winter months to escape the cold of the Great Plains. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson.
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