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Disturbance to wintering western snowy plovers
Biological Conservation, 2001In order to better understand the nature ofdisturbances to wintering snowy plovers, I observed snowy plovers and activities that might disturb them at a beach near Devereux Slough in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Disturbance (activity that caused plovers to move or fly) to wintering populations ofthreatened western snowy plovers was 16 times higher ...
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Snowy Plover Use of Coos bay North Spit, Oregon
The Murrelet, 1985We studied occurrence and activities of Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) at Coos Bay North Spit, Oregon, from September 1981 through July 1982. We found an average of 30.0 adults at the ocean beach during winter months and an average of 20.5 adults primarily at the ocean beach and dredged-material disposal sites during the breeding season ...
Ruth Wilson-Jacobs, Geoffrey L. Dorsey
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Snowy Plovers Select Open Habitats for Courtship Scrapes and Nests
The Condor, 2010Abstract. The population decline of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Pacific coast of the U.S., has been attributed, in part, to the spread of European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria), which degrades nesting habitats.
Jordan J. Muir, Mark A. Colwell
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Nest Site Selection and Clutch Predation in the Snowy Plover
The Auk, 1985-We studied the relationship between clutch fate and nest site in Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) subject to a high level of clutch predation. Clutches beside objects had lower hatching success than those in the open or beneath objects. Those on sand-gravel substrate were less successful than those on alkali.
Page, Gary W. +2 more
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Breeding Record for the Snowy Plover for Montana
The Condor, 1981The specimen was identified by R. Johnson of the Zoology Department, Washington State University and was donated to the Charles Conner Museum at Washington State University (Catalogue No. 80-233). We thank T. Reynolds and R. Johnson for reviewing the manuscript.
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Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
The Birds of North America Online, 2009Gary W. Page +4 more
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Status of the Snowy Plover in Alberta
Northwestern Naturalist, 1994J. Paul Goossen +2 more
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