Probable European Golden-Plover in New Mexico

[Nathan Pieplow]

Hi all,

A bird that looks very good for EUROPEAN GOLDEN-PLOVER has been seen yesterday and today at Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. This is only a short distance south of the Colorado state line along I-25, about 4 hours south of Denver.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1621274474790720

https://ebird.org/checklist/S74279024

https://ebird.org/checklist/S74182524 (this list has it marked as a Black-bellied Plover)

The bird was seen along the south shore of Lake 14.

This species has only been seen a few times in the Lower 48, only on the northeastern coast.

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder