Golden Plover; American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

No local record in Clark 1887; Allen 1864 recorded the bird as present in the region as a "spring and autumn visitant; not common, except occasionally."

C20

Rare fall transient

August - October

C21

Rare in spring; seen in beautiful plumage in August and September

August - September

Habitat

tundra, coastal beaches and mudflats, inland prairies and plowed fields

Nest Materials

scrape of lichen, grass, willow leaves, mountain avens, twigs

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*