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Assistance needed in identifying a bird (image added)

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Posted by Jim Goldstein on October 18, 2006 at 1:11 AM
I'm in the process of looking up what type of bird this is, but I'm not having much luck. Any help would be much appreciated.

Taken in the Arctic
Posted by Steve Foss on October 18, 2006 at 6:44 AM
Adult male semipalmated plover in breeding plumage. Nice capture.
Posted by Kent Staubus on October 18, 2006 at 9:37 AM
I don't need to go to the Arctic to see those. They come here to see me twice a year. :biggrin:


Kent in SD
Posted by Hank Pennington on October 18, 2006 at 10:51 AM
Yup. They move into our neighborhood every summer.
Posted by Jim Goldstein on October 18, 2006 at 11:25 PM
Thank you very much Steve. Kent and Hank you're lucky these guys are pretty entertaining to watch, but challenging to photograph.
Posted by Steve Foss on October 19, 2006 at 8:02 AM
The very best field guide I've found in 35 years of birding is "The Sibley Guide to Birds" by David Allen Sibley, produced by the National Audubon Society. At $35 to $40, it's pricier than the other guides, and it is somewhat larger, but it contains many different plumages/morphs of the North American species, and nothing else even comes close.
Posted by Buck Ward on October 24, 2006 at 9:25 PM
Semipalmated plover is a common shorebird here in south Florida all winter. They're here now.