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ML584140421
Contributor
Cristina Hartshorn Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Wollaston Beach
Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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- Not specified
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- Sounds
- Call
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Media notes
I had the impression that this was an alarm call directed at the chicks.
Observation details
Adult with two chicks, outside the roped off area across the street from the Clam Box. The birds were between the roped off area and the shore. I was on the sidewalk when I noticed a man walking along the beach with his dog. The dog saw the adult plover and went after it, but the plover ran ahead and then inside the cordoned off area. Luckily, the dog was on a leash and the startled owner was able to hold it back before stopping to read the signs and promptly leaving the beach. After I saw the chicks, I realized that the plover had probably led the dog to chase it in order to deflect attention from its young.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Merlin Sound ID on Samsung Galaxy A21 phone.
- Microphone
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- Original file size
- 516.65 KB