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James
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31 July to 14 August 2015 |
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White-rumped and
Semipalmated Sandpipers on 2 August at North Point on southwestern
James Bay, Ontario. Our highest day total count of all shorebirds was 26,055 on 6 August
2015. We
surveyed all shorebirds with a focus on these five:
White-rumped and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Dunlin, Hudsonian Godwit
and Red Knot. |
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Video 1 Shorebirds Feeding
Video 2 Shorebird Flocks |
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Video 3 Shorebird Flocks
Video 4 Shorebird Flocks |
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I surveyed at
North Point which is 25 km
north of Moosonee. |
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Recently arrived from the Canadian
Arctic, this White-rumped Sandpiper is in worn breeding plumage. We
counted 12,000 molting adults on 7 August. James Bay is the most
important fall staging area for this sandpiper in North America.
After fattening most overfly southern Canada and the United States
going to South America. |
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Adult Semipalmated Sandpiper molting
into winter plumage on 8 August. James Bay and the Bay of Fundy are the
two most important stopover sites for southbound Semipalmated
Sandpipers in North America. They fatten over 2-3 weeks or more
before making a non-stop flight of several days to northern South America.
High count was 12,050 on 7 August 2015. |
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Adult Dunlin,
subspecies hudsonia, beginning molt from breeding to winter plumage
on 9 August. |
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Molting and fattening Hudsonian Godwits
on 12 August. High count was 700 on 6 August. Most fly non-stop
to South America. |
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Video
of Hudsonian Godwits feeding at North Point |
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White-rumped and
Semipalmated Sandpipers with Ruddy Turnstones resting at high tide. |
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Please
go to Shorebirds - Page 2 |
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