San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co, 4-07. © John  C. Avise.

Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus

Charadriiformes: Charadriidae

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juvenile, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 8-06. © John  C. Avise.
'broken-wing display, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 4-09. © John  C. Avise.

chick, Santa Ana River mouth, Orange Co., 7-06. © John  C. Avise.
Santa Ana River mouth, Orange Co., 4-07. © John  C. Avise.

San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 4-07. © John  C. Avise.
eggs, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 4-09. © John  C. Avise.

San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 4-09. © John  C. Avise.
Upper Newport Bay, Orange Co., 10-07. © John  C. Avise.

San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 4-07. © John  C. Avise.