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Common Ringed Plover

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This post is not a twitch, but it is much more fun to read if you first dwell upon the sentiments from the last picture of Corey’s post from East Pond, Jamaica Bay, 2015 It would be a bold birder that calls a Common Ringed Plover , Charadrius hiaticula where Semi-palmated Plover , C. semipalmatus is also an option.

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White’s Thrush or Scaly?

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Since the non-migratory forms are less likely to stray and the two migratory races have both recently been split to White’s, this could be the deal breaker and the subsp toratugumi does lend a pleasing Japanese accent to the chase. One author hedged his bets by using 15 different names to describe one picture. aurea and Z.d.

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

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Although they breed on the west coast of Florida, Snowy Plover is a rare stray to this part of the state. A La Sagra’s Flycatcher, a Caribbean stray, continued at Charles Deering Estate. A Snowy Plover, a regional rarity, continued at Crandon Beach, while a Solitary Sandpiper in a lonely puddle at Lucky Hammock was a nice surprise.

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

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The intrepid could easily discover something totally unexpected if they stray from the beaten path…”. Publication date: March 2015. In the Albertine endemics one, the authors claim that that this region “is one of the most fascinating areas for a birder to explore [and I fully agree]. By Ken Behrens, Christian Boix, Keith Barnes.

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