SEMIPALMATED PLOVER 

 274. sEgialitis semipalmata. 1 in. 



Small web between the bases of the two outer toes. 

 Single broad, black band across the breast; black line 

 from base of bill to eye. They are very abundant on 

 our seacoast in Fall, both in flocks composed entirely of 

 their own kind, and also with Least and Semipalmated 

 Sandpipers. They usually keep on the inner side of 

 sandbars or muddy flats bordering marshes, rather than 

 on the open ocean beach. It is also found in smaller 

 flocks, about ponds and marshes in the interior of the 

 country. They are usually unsuspicious and will allow 

 a close approach, or if you are still, will run by within 

 a very few feet. 



Notes. A clear double whistle, usually uttered when 

 on the wing or when alarmed. They decoy to an imita- 

 tion of it. 



Nest. On the ground; eggs buffy, sparsely specked 

 with black. (1.30x.90); June. 



Range. Breeds from the Gulf of St. Lawrence north- 

 ward; winters from the Gulf States southward. 



