Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
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: Small
Foraging Guild: Terrestrial/aquatic gleaner
Foraging Habitat: Water depth - dry to 3 cm; vegetative cover - bare to sparse
Migration Distance: Short
Migration Pattern: Narrow band
Dispersion: Broadly to moderately dispersed; 60% of total maximum sightings occur in 10 spring and 8 fall 0.1° lat-long blocks.

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

1. Matagorda National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

2. Bolivar Flats, Galveston Island, Texas

3. South Padre Island, Texas

4. Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

5. San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, Texas

6. Airport, Port Aransas, Texas

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