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Re: Request for ID help (bird seen at an OT location)

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"Hoffman, Mark"

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Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:12:48 -0400

Juvenile Forster's Tern.


Mark L. Hoffman


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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Request for ID help (bird seen at an OT location)


Hi everyone,

I took a trip to a nearby OT state a week or so back (a place that rhymes with Zigantine) and saw a couple of birds I couldn't identify.  I got some long distance photos, which are available here:

http://monroe.20m.com/brigplover.htm

I am guessing it is some kind of plover, based on its size and shape and bill.  The last photo shows it to be larger than a peep.  It looked to be about the same size as a common tern.  Could it be a sanderling?  The birds just sat there while I watched, so I couldn't get more detailed eyeball views than I got through the camera.  

Can anyone help me figure out what this is?

Thanks in advance,

Monroe Harden
Havre de Grace, MD