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Pluvialis squatarola
I like how they fall in line!! A large shorebird of coastal beaches, the Black-bellied Plover is striking in its black-and-white breeding plumage. It is the largest plover in North America and can be found along the coasts in winter northward to Massachusetts and British Columbia.
Spotted on Feb 6, 2015
Submitted on Feb 6, 2015
3 Comments
Ashley ,thnx so much. Am delited! Will update.
Pretty sure they are black-bellied plovers, http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black...
These are much too dark and large to be a sanderling. They are one of the plovers, not sure which ones you have in range. Possibly black-bellied or american golden plovers, if either are in range. Too lazy to check right now :)