CHARADRIID^E: Plovers 



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Inhabit shores of salt or fresh water, or semi-arid elevated plains. 

 Resident, winter visitant, or migratory. Food almost exclusively insects. 



Res. Common everywhere 

 in open country adjacent to 

 fresh water. Numerous in 

 winter months, even in city 

 parks. Occurs up to 7000 feet 

 in mountains of eastern Arizona, 

 wintering at lower levels. 



Southern California W.V. 



- Common in migrations, 

 Aug.-Oct. and Mar.-May; oc- 

 casional in winter. On sandy 

 sea beach and tide-flats; rarely 

 on inland waters. Usually in 

 small flocks that, like the 

 Snowy Plover, feed largely 

 about high-tide line. 



Semrpalmafed Plover 



Southern California Res. 

 Common. On broad, sandy, 

 ocean beaches, where it nests. 

 Occasional on tide-flats. More 

 numerous in winter, often in 

 small flocks. Habitually keeps 

 above high- tide line. 



Very local in the interior, 

 from Utah and Kansas to 

 northern Mexico. 



