The Influence of Tide, Wind, and Habitat on the Abundance and Foraging Rate of Three Species of Imperiled Plovers in Southwest Florida, USA.

Piping Plover (), Snowy Plover (), and Wilson's Plover () are imperiled species that overlap in both their range and habitat outside the breeding season. The purpose of this research was to document the abundance of these species at a barrier island in Southwest Florida, USA, and to examine the influence of tide and wind on both their abundance and foraging. We walked ~700 m surveys through tidal mudflat and adjacent beach semiweekly at 0730-1030 from 24 September 2021-4 March 2022.