charadrius wilsonia
Jekyll Island, Georgia – South Beach
Monday, March 24, 2025 – 3:29 pm
I was definitely on the lookout for Wilson’s Plovers, especially after a half-mile section of the beach was roped off with signs every 50 yards that said it was a Wilson’s Plover breeding area. Seconds after I first saw the oystercatchers, I spotted a Wilson’s running along the sand near the rope. It stopped next to a pile of beach debris and stood and watched me walk past.
Later, on my way back down the beach, I spotted it again, and then several more, including two that were chasing each other in what I assume was courtship. They acted like typical plovers, running and stopping. And they looked like typical plovers, with brown backs, white colors, and a black band across the chest. The bill was black a longer and sturdier than that of other plovers. I heard a couple of them give their sharp call.
