[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden-Plover taking flight was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: October 1987)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This breeding plumaged American Golden-Plover in flight was photographed on the tundra along Gas Well Road in Barrow, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Eurasian Golden-Plover was photographed at Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 7, 2004)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Eurasian Golden-Plover was photographed at Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 7, 2004)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Pacific Golden-Plovers breed in the high Arctic regions of northcentral and northeastern Russia, and western Alaska. They winter along the southern pacific coasts of Asia and Australia and are regularly seen along the western coast of North America. They are the Asian counterpart of the American Golden-Plover. The two birds were once considered to be the same species. Their breeding ranges overlap only in western Alaska. This one, in full breeding plumage, was photographed along the rocks of "Navy Town" on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Pacific Golden-Plover, in full breeding plumage, was photographed along the rocks of "Navy Town" on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This winter plumaged Pacific Golden-Plover was photographed in the Hawaiian Islands. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Barrow's Goldeneye breed in northwestern America, western Canada, southern Alaska, and also in northern Quebec in eastern Canada. They winter along the northern Pacific and Atlantic coasts. This one was photographed at the Lake Hood Seaplane Marina in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)