Yong Kong, who took the photographs, reports that it is a "stained plover."
*---------------------------------------* *Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, NY + North Brunswick, njqueensgir...@gmail.com <queensgir...@gmail.com>* * <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote: > I should probably soften my reference to the NJ Dotterels as 'likely'. > Reviewing the heavily cropped photos (see NJ list) I'm less convinced that > American Golden-Plover can be safely ruled out. Hopefully the birds have > lingered overnight and will be studied carefully today. Will update the > list if I hear any more. > > Dotterel is a species that comes to mind when thinking of possible origins > for a Corncrake and Common Greenshank. There was also a recent report of a > candidate Common/Oriental Cuckoo in MA but as far as I know it was not > photographed or refound. > > Angus Wilson > > On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >Things come in threes and while I missed the Greenshank and the Corn >> Crake you twitchers should be good for one more great rarity before winter >> sets in. >> >> This might be answered in the form of 2 likely (EURASIAN) DOTTEREL, >> photographed on the the Johnson Sod farm in Salem Co., southern NJ. >> >> Angus Wilson >> > > > > -- > Angus Wilson > New York City & The Springs, NY, USA > http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
