Basic plumage (nonbreeding) and juvenile American Golden-Plovers can easily be, and often are, confused with their similar but slightly larger cousin, the Black-bellied Plover.
Nome, AK
June 7, 2012 ©John Schwarz
Nome, AK
June 7, 2012 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
September 17, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
November 4, 2005 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
November 4, 2005 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
September 17, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
September 17, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
September 17, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
November 4, 2005 ©John Schwarz