Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Charadriiformes: Charadriidae

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Juvenile, Bolsa Chica, Orange Co., 9-06. © John  C. Avise.
Molting adult, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.

Molting adult, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.
Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.

Flock, Upper Newport Bay, Orange Co., 10-07. © John  C. Avise.
Flock, Upper Newport Bay, Orange Co., 11-06. © John  C. Avise.

Juvenile, Bolsa Chica, Orange Co., 9-06. © John  C. Avise.