A variety of seabirds and shorebirds inhabit the islands, including the endangered brown pelican, least tern, and piping plover.

岛上栖息着各种各样的海鸟和滨鸟，包括濒危的褐鹈鹕、最小燕鸥和笛鸻。

youdao

A least tern checks on its rock-colored eggs on a Gulfport, Mississippi (map), beach on Saturday.

上周六，密西西比海湾港的一处沙滩上，一只小燕鸥正在检查自己布满斑点的蛋。

youdao

Such flow levels were a reproductive cue for spawning fish and produced sandbars that served as vital nesting grounds for shorebirds, particularly the least tern and piping plover.

CNN: Missouri River destiny hangs in the balance