Snowy plovers spend much of their time in the sand, running after each other, courting, eating and socializing. They often go back and forth from the waterline in search of insects to eat. Their diet is similar to other plovers in that they eat kelp flies, gnats, brine flies, and other invertebrates. They feed in typical plover fashion either running, then stopping, and pecking or sometimes running through “clouds” of insects snapping them up as they go. During breeding season, the male does most of the work of raising the chicks. Females will share in incubation, but often leave when the chicks are hatched and will start a new nest with another male. These plovers are known for raising two...
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