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Use of Decoys for Colonial-nesting Seabirds and the Need for Protected Nesting Areas

By Mia McPherson|July 2nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Gandy Beach, Least Terns, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Black Skimmer, conservation, Florida Shorebird Alliance, immature, juveniles, Least Tern, nesting area, nesting birds, Rynchops niger, Sternula antillarum|

On an extremely hot April day I was out on Egmont Key for a Florida Master Naturalist class and from a distance I thought I saw some Black Skimmers and Least Terns resting on a beach but they turned out to be decoys.

Killdeer and Willets – Territorial Disputes

By Mia McPherson|June 4th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Killdeer, Utah, Willets|Tags: adult, adults, breeding season, Charadrius vociferus, conflict, desert island, hillside, Killdeer, nesting area, rocky outcrop, shorebird, shorebirds, spring, territorial disputes, Tringa semipalmata, Willet, willets|

One of the habits I have developed after becoming a serious bird photographer is observing and learning about bird behavior and the habitats