Tuesday, March 5, 2024
NONBREEDING BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AND NONBREEDING DUNLIN, JN DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANIBEL, FLORIDA, 3/4/2024
The The Dunlin is in the foreground of the photo and the Black-bellied Plover is in the background of the photo.
ADULT LAUGHING GULLS IN BREEDING & NONBREEDING PLUMAGE, JN DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANIBEL, FLORIDA, 3/4/2024
The first two photos show an adult Laughing Gull in breeding plumage, although the bill has not yet turned red. The last two photos show a Laughing Gull in nonbreeding plumage. March is generally the month when they molt from nonbreeding to breeding plumage.
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