Presquile Plovers
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Presquile Plovers

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I went to Presquile on Sunday, Sept 28th. Among many shore birds I think I also saw both Golden and Black-bellied plovers in Gull Island. While there were as many 4 BBs, I only found one Golden - on the dry patch on the western side of the Gull Island. It was together with a bunch of American Pipit away from water's edge. This behaviour together with slightly smaller and thinner beaks and pronounced eye brow led me to believe that it was indeed a golden. Here are some comparison shots between the two - hope the experts in the forum will weigh in to clarify one way or the other. I believe Elias also mentioned of the Golden in one of his earlier posts on Presquile birds.

1 &2. Golden Plover. Too bad it didn't lift its wings high enough to see what's underneath. However, it doesn't appear to have black patch like #4 in BB below.



3 & 4: Black-bellied Plover

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Paul O'Toole

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Good look at the plovers, I now see what to look for on those to tell the difference.
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Thanks for the post and I agree with Paul about the help with IDs,
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Yes, looks like you got it right.
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