We drove 7.5 Hrs to see this lifer! It was a beautiful drive though along the scenic oregon coast via Cannon Beach and we were rewarded with the rare opportunity to be as close as 5 feet away from this beautiful juvenile Mountain Plover at South Beach State Park. He was surrounded by 9 Snowy Plovers and a few Sanderlings. Nearby we also saw a rare overwintering Bullock's Oriole and a Clark's Grebe.
Tags: rare endangered Mountain Plover South Beach State Park Newport Oregon OR USA Juvenile shorebird shorebirds Charadrius montanus plover Charadrius montanus
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We drove 7.5 Hrs to see this lifer! It was a beautiful drive though along the scenic oregon coast via Cannon Beach and we were rewarded with the rare opportunity to be as close as 5 feet away from this beautiful juvenile Mountain Plover at South Beach State Park. He was surrounded by 9 Snowy Plovers and a few Sanderlings. Nearby we also saw a rare overwintering Bullock's Oriole and a Clark's Grebe.
Tags: rare Moutain Plover Juvenile South Beach State Park Oregon OR USA Shorebird shorebirds plover Charadrius montanus
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Saw 9 of these Snowy Plovers at South Beach State Park with one Mountain Plover in beautiful Newport, OR. This cute little one was unbanded and in breeding plumage still.
Tags: Snowy Plover Newport Oregon OR USA South Beach State Park Cute Shorebird Sandpiper Charadrius nivosus breeding plumage
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Saw 9 of these Snowy Plovers at South Beach State Park with one Mountain Plover in beautiful Newport, OR. This cute little one was unbanded and in breeding plumage still. Was cute to watch him do this wing stretch right in front of me he was really tame.
Tags: Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover Wing Stretch Newport OR Oregon USA South Beach State Park shorebird sandpiper breeding plumage wings stretching
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Taken in the Deschutes National Forest near Ponderosa Lodge in Sisters.
Tags: Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch Sisters Oregon Ponderosa Lodge deschutes national forest
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