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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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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
