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The shorebird that frequents parking lot islands more than actual ones? It's probably them, unless you're close to the ocean or the great lakes. I saw some rar
by yareally 3y ago
The shorebird that frequents parking lot islands more than actual ones? It's probably them, unless you're close to the ocean or the great lakes. I saw some rare piping plovers though the other year on Lake Erie.
I used to have a love/hate relationship with killdeer, but while on the trip to see the plovers, I saw a killdeer mom and her babies do the most adorable thing. The mom would let out a little "peep" while forging and expect her babies to peep back one at a time. Gave me a new respect for a bird I used to think of as a suburban parking lot nuisance.
It was like a bird implementation of the ping protocol
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/rare-northwest-ohio-piping-plover-eggs-hatch-first-time-80-years-maumee-bay-state-park-oregon-nellie-nish-birds/512-09d27773-5136-41a5-a7f4-962d81fba368 https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/rare-northwest-ohio-...