I saw the BIRD SIGHTINGS call out in the Sunday Boston Globe and noted the Plum Island list. (Under ‘Miscellaneous’ there is one bird listed from Gloucester.) I have no idea if that is the MassAudubon customary geographic selection, randomly culled, or all that’s available at the time of publication. I suppose I was looking for a ‘Gloucester’, ‘North Shore’, or ‘Cape Ann’ heading. I am confident the region is represented because folks like Chris Leahy, Dave Rimmer, Essex Greenbelt, other experts, citizen scientists, and fans report from our communities.
*This just in update: Dave Rimmer reports that the piping plover fencing at Good Harbor came down today.
GMG features many bird photographs, from FOBs and contributors especially Kim Smith and Donna Ardizzoni. Here’s an unofficial appreciator’s list with a few Gloucester sightings: ‘sandpipers’ on Long Beach last week. Piping plover (heard/saw),’plovers’ and ‘sandpipers’ on Good Harbor beach on July 25. One (dead) horseshoe crab and 1 sand dollar (alive) off Wingaersheek on July 26. Piping Plover (heard/saw) on Good Harbor this morning. What have you seen?
From this morning, a few of these. I use binoculars and stay back. I also saw/heard two piping plovers.
From July 25
This sandy tan one alone, dunking in the puddle
A dozen of these smaller ones (same species as Long Beach)
And, camouflaged in the mud and marsh, three gorgeous whimbrel in Essex Bay!
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That is a excellent view and I remember back in the day legend had it to flip them over and look for change they may have picked up on the beach of course upright them as found after…:-) Dave
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Thank you, Dave. I have not seen a live one.
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🙂 Like a octopus many hands or shall we say little claws to serve the walk! 🙂 Dave
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