Abundance: Very common Season: Year round Habitat: Shore or mudflat Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay Slide #24.05.30 - Adult (Jan 14). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #24.05.25 - Adult in flight (Jan 1). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #24.05.06 - Adult, distraction display (Jul). Photograph © Warren Lemey. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #24.05.35 - Adult, nest, eggs (Jun). Photograph © Charles W. Melton. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #24.05.21 - Chick (Jul 9). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.