Hi Gail:

No, no photos apparently were taken of the FL bird. It was in a difficult 
location ... about a 1-1/2 mile hike into the refuge. Apparently this bird 
may have only been seen and tracked by just one person during this period. 
Perhaps everyone else just blew it off as an escapee. Indeed, back in 2003 
there were a few Southern Lapwings observed in the FL panhandle, that were 
banded and were of a subspecies that did not support vagrancy.

Phil


At 08:26 06/23/2006, you wrote:
>Were any photos taken of the Florida bird? It might be possible, from 
>details of plumage or feater wear, to see whether our bird was the same 
>individual. This would support the intriguing coincidences of Lapwing 
>appearance in the two regions.
>
>Hopefully it will be relocated, we couldn't make the "big search" due to 
>prior commitments but would very much like to see it. Have seen this 
>subspecies in Trinidad and the others throughout South America but had not 
>expected one in good ol' Maryland!
>
>Congrats on this find!
>
>Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
>Colesville, MD

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