[EBB Sightings] Pacific golden-plover

 
 
Thank you for your message!  I didn't know that they were so rare; I'm  not 
that knowledgeable a birder.  But we did eliminate the black-bellied  because 
we saw golden and because we saw a cap.  However, as I said, we  were at a 
distance and the light could have been playing tricks on us.  It  wouldn't be the 
first time.  I'll have to scratch Pacific golden-plover  from the list for 
now; the evidence is clearly weighted against!
 
Jennifer
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/30/2006 3:45:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
kristenolson at yahoo.com writes:

 
Jennifer, it would be  super rare to have 10. One is a big deal. I am not an 
expert, but check Sibley  carefully. Their shape and head are different, 
finer, than BBellieds. My guess  is that most plovers are still in alternate 
plumage right now, molting into  basic/winter?and the pacifics are definitely more 
golden than the BB.  Separating out pacific from American, which we do not seem 
to be here much, is  super hard!! I have seen experts stumped even with very 
close views and good  photos. 
Good luck! I had an  expert with me when I saw one to explain the differences 
and we had a  scope. 
Kris 
 
_________________ 
Kris Olson
-----Original  Message-----
From:  sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com  
[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of JSNav at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29,  2006 10:00  PM
To:  sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Pacific  golden-plover 
 
 
On  Wednesday mid-morning (July 26), my husband and I saw about 10-12  
golden-plovers off shore at low tide, hanging out with gulls and  avocets.  It was 
hard to get fine detail with our binoculars, but we  identified them as Pacific 
because some of them had so little black on them,  as Sibley shows the 
females do.
 

 
Jennifer  Navarrete
 

 

 

 
In a  message dated 7/28/2006 5:53:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
poethowe at yahoo.com  writes:

Hi,  all.
Has anyone seen the Pacific golden plover since it
was  spotted last Sunday near Franks Dump in Hayward.
Since no one has  reported on it since then, I'm
assuming not, but if it is still around,  I'd like to
get down to try to see it.
Thanks,
Alan Howe
North  Oakland





 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.diabloaudubon.com/mailman2/private/sightings/attachments/20060730/6c06975b/attachment.html