On 19 August 2011, Easterla discovered a second-year male Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in alternate plumage—a species that had never been fully documented in California. While scanning for shorebirds on a large mudflat at the Davis Wetlands, about 7.5 km northeast of the center of Davis in Yolo County, California, he noticed a plover, slightly larger than nearby Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus), with a wide, black ring across its chest, no visible eye ring, a white “Nike swoosh” above its eye, and black lores extending to the gape. It was in full alternate plumage, but because of its worn greater wing coverts, it appeared to be in its second year (P. Pyle pers. comm.). Eventually, the bird called—a whistled, mournful “too-li” that was very distinct from the call of the Semipalmated Plover. On the basis of his prior experience with this species in Russia, and with many Semipalmated Plovers, Easterla felt confident this bird was a Common Ringed Plover. He phoned Sterling and e-mailed him photographs so that Jon Dunn, Bob Gill, Dan Gibson, Guy McCaskie, and others were able to confirm the identification while attending the Western Field Ornithologists’ meeting in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Over the ensuing week, hundreds of birders observed and photographed the plover. A local television news crew recorded its calls during an interview in the field with Easterla. The record has been accepted by the California Bird Records Committee as record 2011-118 (www.californiabirds.org).