Date November 22, 2022
Location Key West Nature Preserve, Key West, FL
This nature preserve is quite small, consisting of a trail that goes right by a condo on the left (as you walk toward the beach) from a trailhead on a street with no parking, and a marsh to the right. There is a boardwalk that leads to a viewpoint in the marsh, but it was blocked off due to hurricane Ian damage. That looked like a productive spot, but I was only able to see a little bit of the water through the thick trees.
The trail goes for no more than a quarter mile and ends at the beach, where there is a viewing platform above the surface of the beach but no access to the beach itself. So while there was a great view and a good variety of birds there, there is no way to get any closer to something if you wish.
Such was the situation as a I was able to spot several of these plovers. They were just close enough to able to discern their color and behavior. These things and the range confirmed that they were Snowy Plovers. The beach was very much like what is seen in the photo above.
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