>>black-ringed plover (not sure if such a bird exists...

If it doesn't, it darn well should. It sounds so real. You just know that they summer in the cliffs on the shores of Newfoundland. They migrate South starting in October and migrate back in the spring to nest.

Each mating pair has only one hatchling. The parents take turns keeping the hatchling warm while the other fishes for food. The hatchlings are a dull grey colour, a good camouflage against the grey of the cliffs, and develop their unique black ringed neck only when they are old enough to mate.