Hi Rick, Ohio-Birds folks:

This is a wonderful record!  Was Pacific Golden Plover ruled out
in the field?  The reason I ask is that this seems to
be an extreme late date; I do not have all records handy
but it is one of the latest records this far north
in the eBird database.  Perhaps Bill Whan can look
and see what other late Ohio dates there are.

Fantastic find!

Best,

Tim Spahr
(Ohio native, Massachusetts resident, but Ohio-Birds lurker)





On Fri, 9 Dec 2011, Rick Asamoto wrote:

> Shane Egleston and I saw an American Golden Plover at the beach area at Caesar Creek. The beach is under water and the bird was foraging in the wet grass near the water.
>
> The bird had a distinct contrasting eyeline and an ear patch, and showed a smudgy barring on the breast and belly. The bill was thin compared to a Black-bellied Plover.
>
> Rick Asamoto
> Miamisburg
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