Just got some exciting photos from one of the Matinicus Rock interns asking for help with an ID. My first impression of the bird was a Tattler sp... Earl (the intern) mentioned it was flying by and heading south. Interestingly when I got him on the phone to tell him the exciting news he mentioned that it sounded like a golden plover without any prior knowledge of either Tattler call. Sibley mentions how the Gray-tailed Tattler call is similar to a slurred Pacific Golden Plover. After we got off the phone he listened to the call and was positive it sounded like a Gray-tailed! After looking at the photos the amount of white in the flanks combining with the call seem to indicate Gray-tailed.. He will post a detailed description and more photos in flight in his eBird report later today.
Get out an look!!
All the best,
Keenan Yakola
Seal Island NWR
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