Semipalmated Plover in Broome….am I mad!? Isn’t that a bird that doesn’t venture “down under”….you are correct….or you were correct! In late 2009 there...
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It’s a plover, and it lives on the shore. What more do you need to know? Actually, there is a great deal more that...
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Last night I saw my second plover species of the year, a Common Ringed Plover. The first I saw was its doppelganger, the Semipalmated...
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The Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus is a very cute shorebird that is often seen scurrying along the shoreline around Australia. The estimated population is...
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For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds. Growing up within an hour of one of the world’s premier shorebird...
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Things change quickly here. It’s just the nature of the place. For a string of islands that run nearly the length of North Carolina...
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On a recent brief visit to Jones Beach where I dipped on a rare-for-the-eastern-United States White-winged Dove I made up for my dip to...
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Remember our Evil Avian ID Quiz from last Wednesday? Here is the promised follow-up post and answer. To review … here were the clues:...
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