Documentation of
Piping Plover
2022-010
Observer Information
Reporter:
Kara Laszczyk
Other Observers:
Species, Date, Time and Location Information
Species:
Piping Plover
First Date/Time:
5/4/2022 1:30:00 PM
Last Date/Time:
5/4/2022 1:55:00 PM
Duration (total time in view):
20 Minutes
County:
El Paso
Specific Location:
Big Johnson Reservoir
Number:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
Unknown
Plumage:
Breeding
Habitat
Reservoir shore closest to dirt parking area.
Viewing Conditions
Optics:
Binoculars and scope.
Distance:
Light:
Description of the Bird
Walking along shoreline or sitting on ground near shoreline. Seen near two Spotted Sandpipers. First reported by Jack Doutrich on 5/3 as a Semipalmated Plover. Steve Getty pointed out that it was a Piping Plover. Small, plump, pale plover; the color of dry sand. In breeding plumage, thin broken black collar across chest, black stripe across forehead, orange legs, and orange bill with black tip. White wingstripe visible in flight.
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Resources Used
Previous Experience
Notes
Notes made DURING observation
Additional Information
Date Documentation Submitted
5/4/2022 4:43:00 PM
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