In actions the BUFFBREAST is almost a replica of the Upland Plover. Its mannerisms are distinctly Plover-like but they lack the mellow notes of its larger prototype.
Observers agree that they are extremely selective in migration routes and keep a narrower course than the other shore birds. Hudson says they gather from thousands of square miles at one point for their journey north.
Courtship displays are more varied and bizarre than other Sandpipers and are given often from pure exuberance even when no females are in the vicinity. The gentlemen have just got to show off even if there is no audience on the tundra.
North and South America. Breeds on coast of northwestern North America.