May 6, 2008
Pacific Golden Plover
Yesterday, I was alerted to the presence of a PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER hanging out along the Astoria Waterfront at a place called the Mill Ponds. This used to be the site of an actual plywood mill, but was re-developed into up-scale housing. The bird was still there today and was remarkably cooperative.
Michelle and I first found the bird at about 15:00 feeding on stuff it was pulling out of the mud at the water's edge. I didn't have my camera, because the battery was re-charging. We returned at about 16:00 with a fully charged camera and found the bird feeding in the weedy area between the pond and the bike path. It was catching some sort of insects, possibly emergent Craneflies.
