This March 1, 2018 photo shows a bulldozer disturbing a …

AP | published: March 2, 2018

This March 1, 2018 photo shows a bulldozer disturbing a flock of sea birds on a newly widened beach in Mantoloking, N.J., hours before a powerful coastal storm was due to hit the area. Federal officials say there's no guarantee that sand washed away from the as-yet unfinished project over the next two days will be replaced. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)