Some of you may have heard that a possible Greater Sand Plover
may be wintering near Pt Reyes...

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As long as I'm passing along rarities - a bird thought to possibly be
a Greater Sand Plover was found on Jan 29 at Point Reyes, CA. If
that is what it is, and not the similar-appearing but smaller Lesser
Sand Plover (Mongolian Plover), then it would be a first record
for North America (and Lesser has never occurred in North America
in winter).

A photo of the bird is at:

http://www.prbo.org/WildTend/January2001.html#January2001

This is even more amazing considering a Eurasian Golden Plover
was found on Jan 14 at Ketchikan, Alaska - also a first winter
record for North America. Watch those shorebird flats - something's
up!

Phil
philliplc at harborside.com

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