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Pair of Plovers

Here are a pair of Wilson’s plovers who were hanging out at Salines d’Orient a couple weeks ago. I saw them on a couple visits in a row, near the same spot. They also exhibited behaviors that made me think they were nesting, although I never saw the nest. Like many shorebirds, these plovers nest on the ground, and the adults do their best to distract potential predators from the nest. In the case of this pair of plovers, they ran around and flew around while calling to attract my attention. This species does nest on St. Martin, but has very little or no success in raising its chicks to adulthood. Dogs, cats and mongoose can eat their eggs or chicks, and people can also destroy nests by walking or riding ATVs in nesting areas.

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