Hmmmm, something we have overlooked, perhaps?

 

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Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:01 PM
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Subject: Fwd: [Maine-birds] Update on Bahamas Piping Plovers

 

Norm, 

 

This may be of interest to Maryland birders, especially as it is noted that
marked birds have shown up all along the coast except in Maryland or
Delaware. (Or New Hampshire, which maybe doesn't count because its coastline
is so short and/or there is inadequate habitat.) I don't want to presume to
post it to Osprey, but will leave it to you to do so if you see fit.

 

thanks, Leslie

 


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Sent: 7/12/2010 3:40:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [Maine-birds] Update on Bahamas Piping Plovers

 

Greetings.  The shorebird season is beginning to change, thus this is
an appropriate time for an overdue update on Piping Plovers marked in
The Bahamas last winter by an Environment Canada project directed by
Cheri Gratto-Trevor, cheri.gratto-trevor at ec.gc.ca .

Through the extraordinary efforts of many individuals with an interest
in shorebirds and their conservation, 38 of the 57 marked Bahamas
plovers have been resighted and confirmed in breeding areas along the
North Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Newfoundland. Thus, a
remarkable 67% have been resighted at least once. A 39th bird was seen
on migration in north Florida, but has not been re-sighted on breeding
grounds to date.

By state and province the present tally is:
14 MA, 10 NY, 3 RI, 2 NJ, 2 VA, 2 New Brunswick, 1 NC, 1 ME, 1 Nova
Scotia, 1 Newfoundland, 1 CT, 1 FL. One plover initially located in
the Montauk area of NY moved to Sandy Hook, NJ. That individual is
credited to NJ. That Prince Edward Island, MD and DE have not
resighted a Bahamas bird is somewhat remarkable.

There have been recent indications of Bahamas plovers "on the move."
An individual not previously seen in a closely-monitored area near
Coney Island, NY was the 38th bird resighted on breeding grounds. This
individual appeared not to have breeding interests. Another plover had
a failed nest on mid-Cape Cod, MA and moved off the Cape to Plymouth
and thereafter to Duxbury, MA. Thus, a Bahamas plover may turn up at a
beach near you. A spotting scope remains the best method to spot and
confirm a marked plover (or other shorebird).

Please report any plover sightings to Cheri Gratto-Trevor at the e-
address above. Pictures of Bahamas plovers and a primer on how to
report the color bands remain at:
http://cvwofirstlandingspk.blogspot.com/2010/02/piping-plovers-of-bahamas.ht
ml

GOOD LUCK!


Peter Doherty
leasttern at hotmail.com
Virginia Beach, VA

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