On 22 April 1989 I observed an adult and chick Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) standing within 10 cm of each other at West Cove at San Clemente Island. I found the birds at 2355 hr by spotlight while surveying the intertidal zone and observed them for 2 minutes from a distance of 15 m. The adult then took flight, leaving the chick, which I subsequently captured and examined for 3 minutes. I took no measurements, but from its feather development I estimated the chick would not fledge for at least 1 or 2 weeks.