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KARVAL — Filled with tumbleweeds, cow patties and dust, the fields surrounding this century-old homesteaders’ outpost harbor an unlikely secret.
They’re where a rare bird goes to get busy.
Every April, a migration of mountain plover on the prowl turns tiny Karval — population 30 — into a breeding ground.
In turn, residents of the unincorporated farming community 80 miles east of Colorado Springs start spiffing up their guest rooms for visitors who flock here for a glimpse of the plover, a rarely seen native of the West also known as the “Ghost of the Prairie.”
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