[wisb] FWD: Banded shorebirds (request for reports)
- From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:35:43 -0500
I just pulled this off the MOU-Net listserv - just in case anyone sees
one...
From: Robert_Russell AT FWS.GOV
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:00:12 -0500
Please Report Color-flagged Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels
Since 2007, we have attached uniquely numbered/lettered, red color-flags to
790 Godwits and 355 Whimbrels on Chiloé Island, Chile. Godwits or
Whimbrels have also been flagged in Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Colombia,
Manitoba, and Virginia. If you see any of these flagged birds, please
submit your observations to www.bandedbirds.org. On this site, there are
instructions on how to read and report color-flagged birds, and you can
click on “Report Resighting” to enter your observations. By using this
site, to report one of our flagged godwits or Whimbrels, you will
immediately know where and when it was banded.
Banding projects to study migratory shorebirds that make epic hemispheric
journeys have been underway since the mid 1990’s. In recent years, the
birds have been tagged with engraved markers allowing identification of
individuals with spotting scopes. The combination of banding and resighting
data allows greater understanding of the habitat uses and needs by
imperiled species. With this understanding comes the hope of achieving the
protective actions required to halt, and even reverse, the population
decline exhibited by many shorebird species.
For more information on the Hudsonian Godwit and Whimbrel project in Chile,
contact Brad Andres (brad_andres AT fws.gov; 303-275-2324) or Jim Johnson
(jim_a_johnson AT fws.gov; 907-786-3423).
Thanks in advance for the assistance. Brad Andres, National Shorebird
Coordinator, USFWS
Marked Hudsonian Godwits have already been reported in SD and Whimbrels in
N FL the past week.
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Posted by Robert P. Russell
Division of Migratory Birds
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
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