Piping Plovers are small birds that blend right into the sandy landscape. They are identified by this light coloration, a black ring around their necks, and a red and black conical bill that allows them to feed on small creatures that live in the sand like worms, fly larvae, and small mollusks.
Piping Plovers
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?A=2723&Q=326062
Least Terns
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=326038
Here is an interesting fact sheet on aging Least Terns and Piping Plovers :http://rtpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DEEP-PloverTern-Aging.pdf
Share the Beaches - CT Audubon
http://www.ctaudubon.org/2013/05/with-summer-approaching-share-the-beach-with-piping-plovers-least-terns-and-other-birds/#sthash.6Mlov1sN.dpbs