Originally Posted by
Dave Brown
Hey,
If you thought Black-bellied vs American Golden Plover could be tricky,check out this site.It shows a bird from Quebec( P.Golden Plover,very rare anywhere in the east) that was presented as a possible Pacific Golden Plover. It seems that most people have settled on American Golden Plover,but a couple of very well known birders were pretty convinced it was a Pacific. I'm not usre if this goes beyond the scope of this forum,but I find this particular complex very interesting and thought it worth sharing.
Dave Brown