Piping Plover, Least Terns, AMOY June 2016 Milford Point. A rough season for PIPL at Milford Point this year (2016): washed out nests and missing eggs. Saw PIPL chicks for 1st time today 6/23/16, which means that they will be here until late August if they survive.
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first winter/year Least Tern, Milford Point 6/23/16 |
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first winter/year Least Tern, Milford Point 6/23/16 |
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Piping Plover on eggs, Milford Point, 6/23/16, note 3 eggs; possibly the 4th is hatching because the adult is squirming and vocalizing--often the case when hatching is imminent |
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young AMOY, the surviving sibling, Milford Point 6/2316 |
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AMOY trio, Milford Point, the kid between its parents |
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AMOY pair, Silver Sands SP |
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Least Tern parent with one of two hatchlings, 6/23/16, Milford Point
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first winter/year Least Tern, Milford Point 6/23/16 |
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