European Golden Plovers are exceptionally rare in the lower 48 states with the only two accepted well documented birds that I know of. There was a bird at Scarbough Marsh in ME in Oct '08 and Wick's Potato Farm on Rt 9 in DE in Sept '09. I'm to young to start a flame war about any Bombay Pluvialis species before my time. ;) I personally dipped on both the Maine and DE birds so I certainly hope that against the odds your friends are right and the bird sticks around.
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:16 -0400
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Looking for a Golden Plover
From: <edboyd59...>
To: <pjcampbell56...>
CC: <mdbirding...>
Joan.
Fresh alternate plumage (breeding) Black-bellied Plovers usually have golden tones in their back feathers. These can sometimes be quite bold and cause people to call them Golden. This would also account for the described large size. Not saying this is absolutely what they saw but should be considered as an id.
Ed Boyd
Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
Anyone down Chincoteague or Assateague this week? I have some friends who have a home on CI and do some birdwatching at the park and on the wildlife drive there. They mentioned they were out on the weekend on the drive birding the mudflats and spotted what they think is a European Golden Plover. I didn�t get a description other than they thought it was big for a shorebird and matched the description in the guide they were using. I was thinking that if it is the European plover, then it might be a rare bird for that area and wondered if someone else had seen one there or perhaps might want to check it out. Of course, I am not great on shorebirds so have to ask for help from the group in making identifications and/or knowing what is rare or not. J
Thanks,
Joan
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