After seeing an eBird report of 3 Black-bellied Plovers, accompanied by a
beautiful photo by Ben Meredyk, at Mann Lake yesterday, I realized that
these were the same three Pluvialis that we saw and which I apparently
misidentified at long distance in the rain, terrible light, and through
soggy/foggy optics on Saturday. We should have sucked it up and slogged
across the mud for a better look, rather than relying too heavily on my
initial impression. Thanks to Ben and Co. for getting better documentation
of these birds. Both Black-bellied and American Golden-Plovers are very
uncommon to rare visitors to Mann Lake at this season, but the former is
probably more likely to be seen in multiples. Anyhow, apologies for the
confusion and good birding.

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, Idaho