RUDDY TURNSTONES
Craig Gibson2015-12-23T22:07:57+00:00These young Ruddy Turnstones lined up on a rock recently near Hadley Harbor like Olympians ready to receive their medals! This medium-sized shorebird [...]
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Nov 2015
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Nov 2015
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:56:31+00:00The last of the shorebirds are coming through and closing out the fall migration for this group of birds. Young Black-bellied Plovers appear along Cap [...]
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Oct 2015
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:57:04+00:00The Semipalmated Sandpiper breeds in the lower Arctic regions and migrates along the Atlantic coast. During fall migration they are typically found al [...]
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Oct 2015
LEAST SANDPIPER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:57:41+00:00As the shorebird migration tapers off, it is still possible to observe smaller numbers of lingering migrants on their way south. The Least Sandpiper i [...]
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Sep 2015
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:59:16+00:00One of the common migrating shorebirds along the coast in the fall is the Short-billed Dowitcher. They tend to feed on sand and mud flats and are also [...]
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Sep 2015
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:59:56+00:00The stream of migrating shorebirds continues on Cape Cod. Among the abundant fall migrants is the Semipalmated Plover. They are typically seen in grou [...]