rarities – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My Rare Mountain Plover Sighting Happened Almost Seven Years Ago

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-14T14:39:37-05:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bird ID, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, Charadrius montanus, female, Ghosts of the Prairie, grasses, male, Mountain Plover, plover, plovers, rare, rarities, rarity, resting, shorebirds, sighting, spring, spring migration|

My rare Mountain Plover sighting happened almost seven years ago on Antelope Island State Park when I spotted, identified and photographed of the plovers during spring migration.

More Mountain Plover Images

By Mia McPherson|2024-01-15T10:19:16-06:00April 11th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: bird photography, Charadrius montanus, images, Mountain Plover, mountain plovers, plover, plovers, rare, rarities, rarity, shorebirds|

I wanted to share a few more of the Mountain Plover images I took which are a lifer bird for me as well as being rare in Utah.

Mountain Plovers – A Dream Come True

By Mia McPherson|2024-01-15T10:17:19-06:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: adult, Antelope Island State Park, bird photography, Charadrius montanus, Mountain Plover, plover, plovers, rare, rarities, rarity, record, shorebirds|

What I saw through my lens was a Mountain Plover, a bird I have long dreamed of seeing. A rarity here in Utah.