The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court

Jones Beach State Park in New York becomes home at this time of year to tiny shorebirds called piping plovers. They settle along the Atlantic Coast after wintering in the Caribbean and nest in divots in the sand — what’s left of it, anyway. Coastal development has contributed to the bird’s decline, and it’s considered threatened by the federal government and endangered by the state of New York.