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Tag: Pectoral Sandpiper

Migrating Upland Sandpiper At EAA

Migrating Upland Sandpiper At EAA

September 3, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

A second late summer visit to the Everglades Agricultural Area was rewarding for a handful of species photographed this week. An early departure from Fort Myers with Bird Patrol volunteer Tom Obrock allowed a near sunrise arrival at the sod fields on Hatton Road just south of FL SR 80 that had been noted to […]

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Baird’s Sandpiper at Orlando Wetlands Park, 9/25/2017

Baird’s Sandpiper at Orlando Wetlands Park, 9/25/2017

October 3, 2017December 23, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

Two days ago, one of my friends found a Baird’s Sandpiper at Orlando Wetlands Park, and several of us saw it yesterday (and it’s still being seen today). I drove out to it during my lunch break and came back to the office all excited. Of course, my friends at work thought I was nerding […]

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Sandpipers go the extra 8,000 miles to have as much sex as possible

Sandpipers go the extra 8,000 miles to have as much sex as possible

January 16, 2017December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A bird smaller than a city pigeon has been recorded flying 13,000km (8,000 miles) in just one month to have sex with as many females as possible In behaviour never witnessed before, male pectoral sandpipers were observed travelling to as many as 24 different “breeding sites” in northern Alaska within a single season, a team […]

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Little Big Econ SF (Brumley Rd Trailhead), 8/22/2015

Little Big Econ SF (Brumley Rd Trailhead), 8/22/2015

September 11, 2015December 23, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

Last week I walked out to the St. Johns River at Puzzle Lake from Brumley Rd with a friend of mine. It was his first time out with me to this location. We were both hoping for some new Seminole County birds – he wanted Pectoral Sandpiper and Cliff Swallow and I wanted Black Tern […]

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Earlier snowmelt prompting earlier breeding of Arctic birds

Earlier snowmelt prompting earlier breeding of Arctic birds

July 1, 2014December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A new collaborative study that included the work of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) biologists has revealed that migratory birds that breed in Arctic Alaska are initiating nests earlier in the spring, and that snowmelt occurring earlier in the season is a big reason why. The report, “Phenological advancement in arctic bird species: relative importance of […]

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My Favorite Bird Photos of 2013

My Favorite Bird Photos of 2013

December 24, 2013December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan Leave a comment

At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post. I try to pick at least one photograph from each month however some months were photographically prolific, others not so much. […]

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Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County?

Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County?

October 29, 2013December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 1 Comment

Well it’s not unheard of but pretty rare to see Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County. You see the Pectoral Sandpiper is a medium-sized sandpiper that breeds on wet tundra in both the North American and Siberian Arctic and winters mostly in southern South America1. I know range maps basically show the “average” or “normal” range […]

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Rare Art Works by John James Audubon at Auction on December 5th Part III

Rare Art Works by John James Audubon at Auction on December 5th Part III

December 1, 2012December 22, 2019 Ken Billington Leave a comment

A rare collection of 82 original, hand-colored engravings of birds and quadrupeds by John James Audubon will come under the hammer in New York on 5th December 2012. “The Birds of America” was published in London between 1827 and 1838 by Robert Havell. Although some items will be purchased by art galleries for public display, […]

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