Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 11-07. © John  C. Avise.

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae

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Alternate plumage, Monterey Bay, CA., 4-06. © John  C. Avise.
Flying, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.

With Surfbird (on right), Newport Bay inlet, Orange Co., 2-06. © John  C. Avise.
Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 1-08. © John  C. Avise.

Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.
Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 11-06. © John  C. Avise.

Flying, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.
Alternate plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.