. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. PLOVERS 207. ' V*^F* ^Msr An adult Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) with hatchlings. Photograph by Ed and Jean Schulenberg. Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (Linnaeus) Status: The Snowy Plover, a summer resident of central and south- western Kansas around salt flats, always occurs in small numbers. Period of Occurrence: The earliest spring arrival date for the Snowy Plover is 24 March; the average is 8 April. The average departure date is 1 September, and 10 Oc- tober the latest. Breeding: This species breeds on white saline flats wh
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. PLOVERS 207. ' V*^F* ^Msr An adult Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) with hatchlings. Photograph by Ed and Jean Schulenberg. Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (Linnaeus) Status: The Snowy Plover, a summer resident of central and south- western Kansas around salt flats, always occurs in small numbers. Period of Occurrence: The earliest spring arrival date for the Snowy Plover is 24 March; the average is 8 April. The average departure date is 1 September, and 10 Oc- tober the latest. Breeding: This species breeds on white saline flats where its cryptic coloration makes it difficult to spot. There are nesting records from Comanche, Barton, Stafford, Clark,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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