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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 130-132 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Western North American Naturalist |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2014 |