The Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) is a declining migratory shorebird that nests on shortgrass prairies across the western Great Plains. This ground-nesting species exhibits an uncommon split-clutch mating system, in which each member of a pair simultaneously incubates a nest and uniparental care continues throughout brood-rearing. We report on an observation of within-season nest reuse in this species. To our knowledge, this report includes the first documented occurrence of 2 different Mountain Plovers using the same nest cup in the same breeding season. Nest reuse could represent a time- and energy-saving strategy for renesting individuals.
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1 December 2013
Within-Season Nest Reuse by Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) in Eastern Colorado
Lani T. Stinson,
Victoria J. Dreitz
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 74 • No. 1
June 2014
Vol. 74 • No. 1
June 2014