2026 Snowy Plover Pacific Coast Winter Window Survey

2026 Snowy Plover Pacific Coast Winter Window Survey
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Results from the 2026 snowy plover winter window survey for the Pacific coast DPS.

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Photo of a foggy morning in the Trinity River Valley.
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
The Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office is a field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our work in northern California includes scientific assessments, habitat restoration, and conservation of listed species.
Conservation Office
Arcata,CA
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
Western snowy plover

The western snowy plover is a small shorebird with moderately long legs and a short neck. Their back is pale tan while their underparts are white, and have dark patches on the sides of their neck which reach around onto the top of their chest. Juveniles are similar to nonbreeding adults, but...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
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Subspecies
Ecosystem
Coastal
Wetland
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest