What Does a Black-bellied Plover Look Like? The black-bellied plover is a medium-sized shorebird that is the largest plover found in North America. It has a round head with a stocky neck and relatively long, black legs. The breeding male has a solid black face, throat, and belly that contrast strikingly with the bright white […]
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You will most likely encounter the Wilson’s plover on barrier islands, sandy beaches, and mudflats. It is fairly common but declining, and has been recorded casually to California and the Maritimes and inland to the Great Lakes.Its call is a sharp whistled whit. Grating or rasping noises in flight display or when agitated—jrrrrrid jrrrrrid. Listen to
Snowy plover inhabits barren sandy beaches and flats. Its call is a low krut and a soft whistled ku-wheet. The display song (from the ground) is a repeated whistled tuEEoo. Listen to a Snowy Plover:
The particular plover is common on beaches, lakeshores, and tidal flats and is seen throughout North America during migration. Its distinctive call is a husky whistled chu-weet or kweet, and the flight song is repeated whistled too-ee, too-ee. Listen to a Semipalmated Plover:
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