Pacific Golden Plover
November 2007 – Kaua’i
The Pacific Golden Plover spends the winter on islands like Kaua’i, and the summers on tundra along the Bering Strait. This image shows the winter plumage. The summer plumage is quite different. I have to wonder how it was that someone was able to make the connection between the summer and winter versions of this bird… Perhaps they start molting before they migrate on one end or the other..?