Piping Plovers are on the Endangered list...for the most part they seem to nest at Grand Beach, North of Winnipeg on the East side of Lake Winnipeg.
This year a pair have nested on the beach at Gimli...a 45min drive North of Winnipeg on the West side of the lake. Manitoba Conservation have put up a protective fencing to keep folks away. Extra protecting includes a wire mesh enclosure around the nest.