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Semipalmated Plover

  • Rocky Road

    Rocky Road

    A Semipalmated Plover picks its way along the shor… okay fine, it’s actually standing on a gravel railbed.

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    October 28, 2025
    Alaska, Anchorage, Semipalmated Plover
  • Near and Far

    Near and Far

    A Semipalmated Plover forages on a mudflat. Kenai Mountains for scale.

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    July 29, 2025
    Alaska, Anchorage, Semipalmated Plover, Wildlife Landscape
  • Semipalmated Plover

    Semipalmated Plover

    I often confuse these Semipalmated Plovers with Snowy Plovers on first glance. Unlike snowies, these little fellows have orange on their bill, orange legs, and a full band across their chest. Also unlike snowies, they don’t breed locally. There’s only a brief period in early Spring when we can catch them in their breeding plumage

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    December 28, 2023
    North Bay, Point Reyes, Semipalmated Plover

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