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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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Abstract

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.

Lani T. Stinson and Victoria J. Dreitz "Within-Season Nest Reuse by Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) in Eastern Colorado," Western North American Naturalist 74(1), 130-132, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.074.0114
Received: 28 March 2013; Accepted: 1 October 2013; Published: 1 December 2013
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