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High counts of Semipalmated & White-rumped Sandpipers |
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Thousands of White-rumped Sandpipers and
Semipalmated Sandpipers fatten and molt at North Point before
continuing their migration to South America. Highest counts at North
Point were
23,000 Semipalmated Sandpipers on 29 August and 10,500 White-rumped
Sandpipers on 7 August. Photo 6 August 2011. |
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At high tide, mixed flocks of thousands roosted peacefully
for up to three hours. Photo: 6 August 2011 |
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Molting
adult Semipalmated Sandpiper with a lime green flag indicating it
was banded at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, New Jersey, USA
on 10 May 2009. Photo: North Point on 13 August 2011. |
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Our first
juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper was on 29 July 2011. Photo: North
Point on 8 August
2011 |
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When White-rumped Sandpipers arrive in
southern James Bay from breeding grounds in the Arctic, they are
still mainly in worn breeding plumage. Photo at North Point on 27 July 2011. |
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White-rumped Sandpipers undergo a body
molt while fattening at North Point. They molt wings and
tail on the wintering grounds in South America. Photo 5 August
2011.
Little Piskwamish had the highest
count of 31,657 White-rumped Sandpipers on 11 August. This may be a record count of
southbound White-rumped Sandpipers in North America. |
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