Shorebird calls II : Plovers

The call of the Black-bellied Plover is a plaintive cur-wee (May, NJ).











Black-bellied Plovers with Semipalmated Plovers in the background (May, NJ).




Semipalmated Plovers are very vocal in migration (May, NJ).












Presumed Semipalmated Plover nocturnal call in flight (Sep, ME)











Interaction calls (May, NJ).










A flock at Heislerville, NJ in May.




Killdeer alarm call (May, NJ).












With further distress, the call becomes a deer-di-di-di (with Red-winged Blackbird whistling, May, NJ).