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	American Golden Plover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Golden Plover is smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) which also has white axillary (armpit) feathers.
		The breeding habitat of American Golden Plover is arctic tundra from northern Canada and Alaska to Siberia.
		A comparison of dates and migratory patterns leads to the conclusion that Eskimo Curlews and American Golden Plovers were the most likely shore birds to have attracted the attention of Christopher Columbus to nearby land after 65 days at sea out of sight of land on his first voyage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Golden_Plover (274 words)

	Birds - American Golden Plover
		Golden grain, golden rod, golden maple leaves, and golden plover all come together; the birds not so yellow, it is true, as they were in the spring, when they gave us only a passing glimpse of their clearer, more intense speckled plumage, but still yellow enough to be in harmony with nature's autumnal color scheme.
		Golden plovers, once so plentiful and confiding that they came near enough to the plough for the farmer's boy to strike and kill with his whip, were sold in the Chicago streets for fifty cents a hundred within the memory of many, and those not the oldest inhabitants.
		Plovers' visits depend much on weather, a clear, fine day inviting a long, unbroken flight far out at sea during the autumn migration ; whereas lowering weather, especially an easterly storm, drives the birds to the coast, where, flying low, a warm reception of hot shot usually awaits them from behind blinds.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles21/birds-228.shtml (1033 words)

	Plover at exZOOberance!
		Plovers are distinguished from their similar shorebird relatives the sandpipers by their relatively short bills, which are enlarged and hardened at the tip.
		The killdeer is classified as Charadrius vociferus, the piping plover as Charadrius melodus, the semipalmated plover as Charadrius semipalmatus, the common ringed plover as Charadrius hiaticula, and the snowy plover as Charadrius alexandrinus.
		The fl-bellied plover is classified as Pluvialis squatarola, the American golden plover as Pluvialis dominica, the Pacific golden plover as Pluvialis fulva, and the Eurasian golden plover as Pluvialis apricaria.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/plover/plover.htm (657 words)

	* Golden Plover - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Golden Plover breeds in arctic and sub-arctic latitudes of Europe, northern Siberia and eastern...
		Golden Plovers frequent marshes, sandy hills, old fields, sand-flats exposed by the falling tide, plowed fields, and burned tracts which are free of trees and bushes...
		The American Golden Plover is one of the longest-distance migrants, summering on the Arctic Tundra, and wintering in southern South America...
	en.mimi.hu /bird/golden_plover.html (234 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Charadriidae - American Golden Plover (Pluvialis ...
		The Black-bellied Plover has a fl patch on at the base of the underside of the wing and a white stripe near the rear margin of the wing (both seen only in flight).
		The winter Black-bellied Plover is slightly larger in size, the rump is slightly whiter, and the bill slightly larger and thicker.
		Behavior: The American Golden Plover is perhaps the world's champion migrator, moving from the far northern tundra in the summer to the the steppes and pampas of Argentina during the winter.
	www.neartica.com /birds/plover/Pdomin.htm (338 words)

	American Golden Plover -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium-sized (Any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers) plover.
		American Golden Plover is smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than (Click link for more info and facts about Eurasian Golden Plover) Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) which also has white axillary (armpit) feathers.
		It is more similar to (Click link for more info and facts about Pacific Golden Plover) Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) with which it was once considered conspecific (as Lesser Golden Plover).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/american_golden_plover.htm (288 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The American golden-plover occurs from the central Siberian Arctic, west to the coast of Alaska.
		Their nest is similar to that of other plovers, a shallow depression lined with a few leaves, and they usually lay four eggs.
		The American golden-plover used to be known as the lesser golden-plover.
	www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca /birds/speciesacc/Arctic/Arc_Birds/Charadriidae/P_dominica.htm (270 words)

	Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some – including many Native Americans – view him as responsible, directly or indirectly, for the deaths of tens, if not hundreds, of millions of indigenous peoples, exploitation of the Americas by Europe, and slavery in the West Indies.
		A comparison of dates and migratory patterns leads to the conclusion that the birds were Eskimo curlews and American golden plover.
		The Native Americans he encountered, the Taíno or Arawak, were peaceful and friendly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christopher_Columbus (6482 words)

	Audubon WatchList - American Golden-Plover
		The American Golden-Plover is well known for its elliptical migratory pattern, taking a nonstop route southward over the Atlantic Ocean in fall, and a return flight up the middle of the American continent in spring.
		This plover may be capable of maintaining seeds in its digestive tract to help it survive long migratory flights.
		Large tracts of the American Golden-Plover’s migratory routes and winter range habitat are under serious pressure from intensive agriculture, urbanization, tourism and ranching.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=11 (792 words)

	American Golden-Plover
		American Golden-Plover: This bird is among the widest ranging birds in the world.
		American Golden-Plover: 3-4 light buff or cream eggs spotted with fl and brown; eggs are pear-shaped, about 1.9 inches long; in nest eggs are arranged in a circle with narrow ends pointing to the center to keep them warm.
		American Golden-Plover: This bird's diet consists mainly of mosquitoes, butterflies, and other insects, small mollusks, and crustaceans.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/363/_/American_Golden-Plover.aspx (710 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Pacific Golden-Plover
		This medium-sized plover is morphologically similar to the American Golden-Plover and previous to decisive studies, the two were regarded as subspecies.
		Arrival back to the breeding grounds is influenced by latitude and annual variations in snowmelt, with the earliest arrivals (in the southern part of their range) in late April and the latest (in the northern reaches) by the end of June.
		This plover may be capable of maintaining seeds in its digestive tract to help it survive its long migratory flights.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=155 (1144 words)

	Birds and All Nature: American Golden Plover
		GOLDEN YELLOW RUMP is one of the names often applied to this most beautiful member of the Plover family, which is thus made conspicuous and easily recognizable.
		These birds are not web-footed, and the captain seems to have solved the problem as to whether they ever rest on the water during their long flights.
		Plovers eat Grasshoppers, Beetles, and many forms of insect life; small berries are also a part of their diet.
	www.birdnature.com /nov1898/plover.html (443 words)

	American Golden Plover description
		Formerly known as the Lesser Golden Plover, this species was split into two separate species now recognized as the American Golden-Plover and the Pacific Golden-Plover.
		Although similar to the Black-bellied Plover, the American Golden-Plover is smaller in size, with a darker rump and wings.
		Within the preserve, American Golden-Plovers were detected in one ecological unit during the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Bird Inventory, June 1999 and 2000.
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/key_resources/birds/species_descriptions/amgp_description.htm (474 words)

	American Golden-Plover - September 5, 2005
		It was too late in the day for anyone else to expect to get there in time, so I showed up at first light on the morning of September 5 and was happy to find that it was still there.
		However, about 45 minutes after that, the second plover returned to the pond and stayed for about five minutes, before being harassed and ultimately chased off by the first plover.
		The second plover probably returned to the construction site and was probably still in the area when I left although I could not find it.
	home.earthlink.net /~pomarine/id52.html (287 words)

	* American Golden-Plover - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This species is seen in small numbers during migration along the shores of ponds and lakes and especially in the buffalo pasture...
		This plover makes one of the longest migrations in the world.
		Weighing in at less than 0.5 pound, it is considered the fastest flying shorebird, reaching unassisted speeds of 60 mph...
	www.mimihu.com /bird/american_goldenplover.html (185 words)

	BirdForum - American Golden Plover
		American Goldies do seem remarkably scarce on the East Coast - don`t know about Suffolk but the recent bird atBreydon Water (presumably the same individual as this bird) was only the 3rd ever record for Norfolk.
		American Goldies do seem remarkably scarce on the East Coast - don`t know about Suffolk but the recent bird at Breydon Water (presumably the same individual as this bird) was only the 3rd ever record for Norfolk.
		Given that many of the Americans are on the eastern seabord of Britain.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=20392 (454 words)

	Barbados stamps showing American Golden Plover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This was strictly correct, because Howard and Moore (1980) did not recognise the split between this and the Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva).
		American Ornithological Union (AOU) split the bird from its pacific coast counterpart, Pluvialis fulva, which became the Pacific Golden-plover.
		The bird on the stamp is identified as dominica and the American Golden-plover, and it is further identified as a "Migratory Species of the Barbados." HOWEVER, it appear to be fulva, based on the extended white stripe down the side.
	www.bird-stamps.org /query/barbad/plovers.htm (253 words)

	Pacific Golden-Plover in New Jersey
		On the American Golden-Plovers it was not difficult to see that the primaries extended well beyond the tail tip and at least four primaries were evident beyond the tertials.
		Although disturbed a couple of times by workers from the farm, the plovers were relatively silent and we did not detect any calls from the Pacific Golden-Plover.
		A phenomenal source of information is "The Tundra Plovers: The Eurasian, Pacific and American Golden Plovers and Grey Plover" (1998) by Ingvar Byrkjedal and Des Thompson, T andAD Poyser Press.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /NJPGP.html (893 words)

	MSN Encarta - Animals on the Move!
		Freshwater eels spend most of their lives in North American and British lakes and rivers, but to reproduce they swim from each side of the Atlantic to an area of the Sargasso Sea between Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
		The longest recorded flight for a tagged adult is 1,800 miles.
		The American golden plover travels about 8,000 miles from nesting areas in the Arctic to the southern tip of South America--one of the longest migrations known.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /list_animalmigration/Animals_on_the_Move!.html (451 words)

	Original Artwork: Don Balke: American Golden Plover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Farmers welcome the Plover to their fields since many of the pests harmful to the farmers crops are an important part of the Golden Plover's diet.
		During the winter, the Golden Plover acquires a buffy gray-white coloration which serves as camouflage.
		Like most Plovers, the young must fend for themselves almost immediately after birth, and take their place int the flock at season's end.
	www.windriverstudios.com /EB5TBWVN.htm (447 words)

	* Golden-Plover - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is occasional in spring, with three occurrences of one or two birds each between 29 March and 7 April, the rest during May...
		Taxonomic note: Pacific golden-plover was formerly a subspecies of the American golden-plover
		Red-breasted Merganser (1) Peregrine Falcon (1 imm.) Black-bellied Plover (1) Am.
	en.mimi.hu /bird/goldenplover.html (232 words)

	BirdForum - Black-bellied or American Golden Plover?
		This plover was digiscoped on 28th Feb, at Goose Island State Park, near Rockport on the Lower Texas Coast.
		Gaga - I did consider the cap and the supercilium, but the golden's supercilium was much whiter and had more contrast against the cap.
		Also a Golden would have been in migration and this date is perhaps a little early, whereas the Black-bellied does winter on the Texas coast.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=29064 (367 words)

	American Golden Plover - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		American Golden Plover - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 17:18, 11 May 2005.
		The article about American Golden Plover contains information related to American Golden Plover, Reference and External link.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/American_golden_plover (291 words)

	American Golden Plover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Closely related to Pacific Golden-Plover (formerly lumped as Lesser Golden Plover) and identification can be difficult.
		A relatively slender dull brown (rather than golden) Pluvialis plover with neat spotting along the feather edges and prominent eye supercilium.
		Juvenile Pacific G-P, tend to be more obviously golden, with broader pale notches on the tertials, scapulars and mantle feathers.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /AmGoPl.html (145 words)

	Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ: Pacific or American golden plover?
		This 'strange' golden plover (centre pale bird) was seen and photographed by Tim Barnard on 2 December 2003 at Little Waihi, near Maketu in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
		It appears nothing like any golden plover we have seen in New Zealand before, and could well be a possible American golden plover.
		However, the separation of the two species is fraught with difficulty and much debate has ensued.
	www.wrybill-tours.com /idproblems/goldenplover.htm (149 words)

	photographs by Mark Chappell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The three species of golden plovers are all famous as world travelers, migrating between their Arctic breeding grounds and distant wintering sites (some as far away as the southern hemisphere).
		These are lesser, or American golden plovers (identifiable from their long wings and relatively small amount of white on the sides).
		In the continental US, these elegant birds are seen mainly during their long migrations between their Arctic breeding grounds and their winter range in South America.
	www.biology.ucr.edu /personal/MACphotos/birds2/goldenplover2.html (159 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Lesser Golden Plover
		MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Lesser Golden Plover
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		The lesser golden plover, also called the American golden plover, a migratory species found throughout the northern hemisphere, flies between summer arctic nesting grounds in North America and Eurasia and wintering areas in the southern regions of the southern hemisphere.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461517740/Lesser_Golden_Plover.html (70 words)

	Virtual Tour of the Birds of Churchill, Manitoba - Ross's Gull, American Golden Plover, Hudsonian Godwit, Arctic Tern
		American Golden Plover (Pluvalis dominica) - Common summer resident of dry tundra and rocky ridge.
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	www.mts.net /~cwe/birds2.html (502 words)

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