Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Where to find them 2
August to April
● On the ground on bare dirt, mudflats, shallow water, short grass
● In flight above shrub lands and ponds with a "chu-weet" flight call
● Shoreline of ponds at Kanuimanu and the mudflats at the boardwalk
● Observed to arrives in flocks of 200 or more in October landing in mudflats or short grass
● After arriving in flocks, they disperse to their favorite habitat at a golf course, park, playground or patch of grass
Bird Facts 2
● The Hawaiian common name for the Pacific Golden Plover is Kolea
● Kolea that breed in the Arctic Tundra and winter in Hawaii are considered indigenous
● Considered to have led the migrating Polynesian settlers to the islands
● Molt in the late summer and fall to be drab brown
● Breeding glumage gets gradually bolder from February to late April
● Watch for their timely exit between April 24 and April 27 each spring
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