We wrap up the Trinidad reports by announcing that 211 species were recorded during the 1999 Christmas Bird Count, exceeding the previous high of 198 species during the 1998 count. This species, which is most easily recognized in basic plumage, should be searched for among migrating flocks of American Golden-Plovers throughout the region. In both species, males display from low, thin perches from which they sing throughout the day during much of the year. The tail is oftened pumped up and down while displaying and the bill opened, revealing a red gape. Aerial displays also occur.
Females visit the leks to mate.
Many of the identifications reported in the SCBA are tentative in nature. Over 130 records have been submitted thus far.