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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Size – 7 / 1/4″
Brown back and head. Photo © Alan D. Wilson
Beaches, mud/tidal flats, lakeshores.
Voice: Rising chew-weet.
Above images – adule male Feb – Aug. Females similar but average paler. Juveniles similar to non-breeding adult, may be paler.
Wilson’s Plover
Charadrius wilsonia
Size – 7 3/4″
Wilson’s Plover, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas © Alan D. Wilson
September – February
Semipalmated Piper – Orange at base of bill reduced from summer. Wilson’s Plover – Paler than summer, limited to no rust on back of head