Gathering of Plovers Wells Beach

Group of Piping Plovers shot at Wells Beach in Maine.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hi Deb,
Sorry but those aren't piping plovers. Piping plovers have a tiny, stubby bill, and unpatterned pale grey backs. Your birds are sandpipers, probably semipalmated Posted 6 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Having taken another look, I think they're sanderlings! I'm happy to be corrected, but they're still definitely not plovers! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

The Sanderling

The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson