North Coast Diaries

Name that plover --- Monday, September 7, 2009

Today, Steve Warner and I found a plover on the river beach at the South Jetty of the Columbia River.  We got very good looks at it, including getting to see it fly.  We heard it clearly.  Given all that, we still got it wrong on the first try. So, here are three photos of the bird (taken through my spotting scope).  Make sure you've got the proper age class, note the tail to primary tips relationship, look closely at where the black goes on the sides and check those under-tail coverts. When you're done, have a look at two other South Jetty shorebirds seen today.

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