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Shorebird Surveys
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Adult Whimbrel on 10
August. We surveyed for shorebirds every day, covering 5 to 10 km of
shoreline. Total 23 species for the period. |
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Molting adult female
American Golden-Plover on 10 August. |
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Juvenile Least
Sandpiper on 10 August. |
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Juvenile Greater
Yellowlegs on 12 August. |
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Adult Semipalmated
Plover on 8 August. |
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Adult Pectoral
Sandpiper on 10 August. |
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Our first juvenile
Pectoral Sandpiper on 13 August. |
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Juvenile
Marbled Godwits |
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Theo and Ross hold two
juvenile Marbled Godwits that flew into the banding nets on 13 August. It
was an unexpected thrill to see them up close. 13 August. |
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We examined their fresh, beautifully
patterned plumage. These birds likely hatched nearby. An isolated population breeds on southern James Bay.
Surprisingly, the James Bay population migrates southwest to the Gulf
of California in Mexico. |
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Ross and Theo released them
together. |
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Marbled Godwits breed
in the vast prairie-like coastal marshes. |
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Please
go to Nano-tagging - Page 3 |
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