For comparison, it's helpful to have a Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) and a Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) side by side.
The golden-plover is smaller overall, with a more golden head and breast, and pale axillary feathers (or "armpits"). [It was calling while in flight, and the call is what made me lean toward identifying it as a Pacific Golden-Plover rather than an American Golden-Plover.]
To review some better pictures of a Pacific Golden-Plover taken last October, click here.
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