[wisb] Re: FWD: Banded shorebirds (request for reports)

  • From: tiger150@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:45:09 +0000 (UTC)

And a non-banded Whimbrel was just seen yesterday in Duluth (April 22nd), in 
addition to a Painted Redstart seen just south of the Cities yesterday. So keep 
your eyes open...it's an exciting time of the year! 
Good birdin', 

Alyssa DeRubeis 
Stevens Point, Portage Co. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 3:35:43 PM 
Subject: [wisb] FWD: Banded shorebirds (request for reports) 

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 â??Report Resightingâ?? 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 1990â??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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