Black-bellied Plovers?
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Black-bellied Plovers?

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on: September 08, 2014, 08:30:28 AM
All these are long distant shots and are pretty crappy - my apologies. If they turn out to be Black-bellied Plovers they will be a first for me.



In these two the bird bottom right of the top photo is enlarged in the bottom photo - I'm intrigued because it's chest appears to be orange/yellow unlike the others I saw yesterday.



As always thanks for looking and any help offered will be most welcome.
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Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 12:48:57 PM
Yes, they all appear to be Black-bellied Plovers.  The black axillaries ("wing pits"), visible in flight are diagnostic.  The only similar bird in our area is the American Golden-Plover.  Juveniles can be hard to distinguish, but those look more like Black-bellied to me.  

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Reply #2 on: September 09, 2014, 08:38:58 AM
Thanks Brian for the ID and the addition info - much appreciated
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