ML351576741

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Alternate plumage. Present from 8-9:15 AM, but left and returned a few times during that span. Last seen at ~9:15 flying south along the east side of the Spit. The bird flew in calling and landed in front of us at Green Timbers at 8 AM. It only stayed a few seconds before flying off. Ten minutes later it returned and set down in Louie's Lagoon where it fed for about 20 minutes before flying off to the south along the east side of the spit. It seemed to be finding food at Louie's Lagoon and hopefully will return. When approached by the Semipalmated Plovers, the Lesser Sand-Plover appeared dominant and would raise its wings and chase them off. In flight, it was noticeably longer-winged than the Semipalmated Sandpipers and frequently vocalized. I believe this is the first record of Lesser Sand-Plover for the Kenai Peninsula. The only other record from Southcoastal AK that I'm aware of is a female collected at Augustine Island, 10 June 1959 (Kessel and Gibson 1979).

Technical information

Model

SM-J737U

ISO

40

Focal length

3.7 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.7

Shutter speed

1/434 sec

Dimensions

1216 pixels x 824 pixels

Original file size

654.45 KB