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Shorebird??

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Posted by Bill Maile on May 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Shorebird??
Shot this morning, in the same pond in Susquehanna County, PA (northeast corner of state) that I shot the Snowy Egret about a month ago. I apologize for the crop, it didn't seem to want to come out from behind the grass either. ISO was high hoping for a GBH flight or eagle. Just curious as to if this is yet another oddity for this far north and inland.
Posted by Bill Maile on May 24, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Here's a little closer look and slightly different image.
Posted by Mia McPherson on May 24, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Bill,

Your bird is a Killdeer, considered a shorebird. The range map shows them in every state of the US, locally though it may be more uncommon in some areas than others.
Posted by Bill Maile on May 24, 2010 at 11:41 AM
I just looked it up Mia and was going to post Killdeer, thank you so much Mia for confirming!! I'll have to check into whether it's unusual here.