Charadiformes
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sanderling and semipalmated plover, Bahia Honda, Florida Keys, 2009.
A sanderling in winter plumage is on the left. |
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black-bellied plover, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008.
These males are growing in their summer breeding plummage.
Unfortuanately I have never seen an adult in full breeding plummage. |
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semipalmated plover, Bahia Honda, Florida Keys, 2009.
Top photo has a sanderling on the left. |
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black-bellied plovers, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008.
These individuals are either female or in winter plummage. I
have seen this species on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, California,
and Florida. Prior to seeing the first individual in
Louisiana, I had spent numerous hours on the beach in Mexico and
California without ever seeing a single individual. However, after
seeing my first individual I see them regularly on any beach that I am
visiting. |
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