American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)

Table of Contents
 
Introduction
 
Methods
 
Results
 
Acknowledgments
 
Literature Cited
 
Table 1
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Species Accounts, Maps, Histograms, and Appendices
 
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Family Charadriidae

Body Size: Medium
Foraging Guild: Terrestrial/aquatic gleaner (from Helmers 1992)
Migration Distance: Long
Migration Pattern: Narrow band
Dispersion: Broadly to moderately dispersed; 60% of total maximum sightings occur in 27 and 7 0.1° lat-long blocks in spring and fall, respectively.

Six sites with highest counts (see Appendix for more information):

1. North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

2. Highway 108, Miller County, Arkansas

3. Rice fields, Cameron County, Louisiana

4. Spruce grove, west of Edmonton, Alberta

5. Casselton, North Dakota

6. Jordan, Manitoba

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