Circumpolar Plover

This morning I was trying to catch up with newly hatched Swan cygnets in tow behind mother Swan in Barley Field Pond. I decided to walk over to the beach side for a better view. Two Canada Geese sounded their alarm and through a handful of scurrying Semipalmated Plovers, this lone handsome bird stood still AND stood out!

I myself have never encountered a Black-Bellied Plover. Donning his breeding plumage, this circumpolar visitor has made Fishers Island a convenient flight stop over.