Piping Plover chick - Charadrius melodus | Goose Rocks Beach - Kennebunk, Maine | Click thumbnail for larger view
Sharon and I took a ride to Goose Rocks Beach this morning to check on the fall shorebird migration. The tide was falling and most of the birds were out on the mud flats feeding. Closer to the beach area, we saw a family of Piping Plovers; an adult female and 3 chicks. Sharon and I took cover near some large rocks, and with the use of my long lens, I took several photos of the chicks without disturbing them. I will post more photos in a few days.
Other species seen this morning;
Location: Goose Rocks Beach – Kennebunk, Maine
Observation date: 7/31/10
Notes: Clear skies, Temp 52°F, light winds from the NW.
Number of species: 14Canada Goose 4
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 4
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 45
Piping Plover 8 | 5 adults, 3 chicks
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 14
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 100
Least Sandpiper 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 9
Least Tern 11 | 2 juveniles
Common Tern 3This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 http://ebird.org
Happy birding!
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Awww some. A walking Cotton Ball!
Very cute little plover!
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Cuuuute!
Nice list for a morning's birding.
What a cutie! like Dawn says "Walking Cotton Ball" – great photo!
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The Piping Plovers are so cute, great photo!
Cute indeed John. Is this species endangered in your neck of the woods?
What an excellent photo of a chick piping plover
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gahhhhh! Piping Plover babies are definitely one of my favorites! I worked with these guys in 2005 and fell in love with them, got to see some of them hatch…TOO CUTE. i adore this photo, thanks for posting!!
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