Hello All,

After looking over Ryan Merrells images of this second Wilson's Plover I am convenced that not only is it not the same bird as the Walla Walla plover, but it is a different sub-species. Ryan's one image of it looking over its back while setting in the sand clearly shows rust orange in the lore back of the upper mandible. The Bennington Lake bird did not display any rust. Exciting stuff. Check out the many photos by googling "Wilson's Plover, Washington State" .
Later Mike Denny
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley

"If you haven't birded, you haven't lived"