Dr. Cheri L. Gravatto-Trevor, who is involved in the research on these banded Piping Plovers emailed me this morning with the following: "Since Bandit left New York last year, she was reported on July 14th 2011 at Cape Lookout, NC, then seen back in The Bahamas last winter, then she was again seen on March 11th 2012 at Topsail Is., NC".
If yesterday's sighting holds true to form, I would bet that Bandit is finally back to her breeding grounds and maybe we will see her with chicks again. The Borough of Queens, just happen to be the perfect location...fit for a Queen don't you think?
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Breezy Point Queens, 
Piping Plover
5 comments:
I think Plovers are so cute! We get them at the Quivera Refuge in Kansas.
Great post Andrew!
Happy to see your friend return but, good lord, are ALL of those bands necessary? That's allotta bling for such a small bird. Or ANY bird.
@Cindy and Hilary - thank you for the visit and nice comments.
@OpposableChums - thanks for the visit and comment. You raise a very good question and one that I and many others have expressed when it comes to banding. In the case of this bird, I don't know why all these bands were needed and will followup with the research team on finding out what was the reason behind the use of that many bands. Appreciate your concerns!
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