Summering shorebirds


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Posted by John Boyd on 17:38:13 06/21/04

In Reply to: Flamingos @ Snake Bight posted by LaPuma

: Also, there were several winter plumage Black-bellied Plovers and Willets...what's the deal? I have often thought that there might be some juveniles that don't make it back north in the first year- but would they skip a molt too? If anyone has any information on this, please pass it on.

Shorebirds that spend the summer are normally in non-breeding plumage (Avocets may be an exception). This is a well-known phenomenon, but I'm not sure if there's a tested explanation for it.



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