Re: [MDOsprey] Delaware and Cape May weekend

Guineabird@aol.com
Tue, 25 May 1999 21:10:39 EDT


In a message dated 5/25/99 4:01:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MH1920@AOL.COM 
writes:

<<  Piping Plover at Cape May >>
	On Sun 5/23, while Steve Sanford watched a Least Bittern in the marsh 
(or so he claimed ), Pete Webb & I observed a PPlover on the Cape May beach. 
The bird was apprx 30 yds away, it pushed its right foot completely into the 
sand, withdrew it and then did a bit of pecking in the sand. Retrieving some 
food? He performed this maneuver several times always with the same foot. 
'Twas a fascinating bit of behavior. 

Gail Frantz
Reisterstown, MD