[texbirds] Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
- From: "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:23:27 GMT
Ron and all,
A few years ago I remember reading right here on TexBirds about multiple Upland
Sandpipers that were being reported inland (in Texas) as fall migrants. From
memory, the time period was mid-June. I consider Upland Sandpiper as one of
the earliest of all fall migrants in North America. At Point Pelee they do not
nest anywhere near here, and we have records that I classify as fall migrants
on May 30, 31, June 6, 8, etc. I consider "June 17" as the "normal" date of
first arrival.
And don't forget about that Long-billed Curlew that is radio-tagged and passes
over Texas each fall during mid-June. I think it nests in Idaho and winters in
northern Mexico somewhere. Brush will know more about it, and can perhaps
provide the "earliest" date that it has passed through Texas on its way south.
June 12 rings a bell.
So yes, when shorebirds decide to move, they really move!
Alan Wormington
Leamington, Ontario
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From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
TexBirders,
�
Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror Mel's.�
Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal marshes the last few
days of June.� It becomes more obvious the first week of July.�
My fall arrivals in Montana and Michigan are amazingly similar suggesting these
birds make great time in moving southward from their breeding grounds.
�
On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for the
Upper Coast.� On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and
photographed at Brazoria NWR.� I should say I presume it to be a fall
arrival as this species has�never been documented as summering in this
area.� The previous early record was June 28th.� I used to live
in mid-Michigan but that was far enough north that it was tricky to sort out
breeders from birds on the move.� Alan Wormington can probably enlighten
us as to when this species typically starts to move by his favorite haunts in
the Pelee area.
�
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson�
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