Greetings. Piping Plovers are, indeed, on the move. An individual, marked on Andros Island, The Bahamas in February and confirmed near Watch Hill, RI in April and May, was seen on Portsmouth Island, Ocracoke Inlet flats, NC on July 13th by NPS staff from Cape Lookout National Seashore. The individual, together with her mate, fledged four chicks in RI.
If you are looking at shorebirds this summer/fall, pack your scope and look at the legs of each Piper!! Peter Doherty leastt...@hotmail.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --