| 单词 | shorebird |
| 例句 | Seagulls wailed, a skinny shorebird ran up and down the sand, busily pecking. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Rocks of ducks and shorebirds had migrated down from the Arctic. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She had lived on ducks and shorebirds, and she had ingested DDT. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Her native taste for ducks and shorebirds had been replaced by an appetite for the pests of humankind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The loons, geese, ducks, and shorebirds had heard the message from the environment and had left the barrens of Alaska and Canada. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the second room 25 similarly arranged images from the series “On Any Given Day in Spring” take a quite different tack, capturing wide open beaches dotted with flocks of shorebirds called brant. Art in Review: Rey Akdogan’s ‘Night Curtain’ at Miguel Abreu 2012-10-11T22:52:06Z This alga is a critical food source for brine shrimp and other salt-tolerant species, which attract migratory shorebirds. Finding sun and seclusion by beach-hopping on Puerto Rico’s west coast 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The San Juan Islands host a large contingent of bald eagles as well as dozens of shorebirds, so the wildlife viewing is top shelf. The country’s eight most beautiful campgrounds 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Then we rode an hour over the llanos to a small lake, where hundreds of ducks dabbled amid a large herd of capybara and dozens of shorebirds. On a Colombian Savanna, Hawks, Caimans and So Many Stars 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z SAT Look for shorebirds, bring binoculars and field guide if you have them, for adults and children ages 8 and older accompanied by adult, 10:30 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Selina spotted a lynx, and I did a double take when I saw a pelican, a shorebird I later learned is common here. Macedonia’s local cuisine adds spice to a bike tour of the mountain lakes 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Home to wild horses, nesting loggerhead turtles and countless shorebirds, this undeveloped seashore is accessible only by boat, with no roads or stores. Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z TUE-WED Learn about spring shorebird migration, 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-03-31T20:33:57Z After visiting a few beaches looking for shorebirds, Mr. Berg and I made a last stop at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge — a scenic tourist pull-off with a lighthouse and an endless ocean view. The U.S. Issue:?Explorer: An Eden for Rare Birds in Hawaii 2011-05-13T20:14:41Z Just months after Sandy hit, huge earthmovers were dumping tons of sand on eroded beaches in a race against time before the next wave of migratory shorebirds arrived in the spring. Flight status: On time 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Sunday; shorebird viewing at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, shuttle bus available between Refuge and festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-04-24T23:00:53Z Tangled locks of seaweed dried on the sand, and shorebirds soared overhead. Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A natural fit for summer The small shorebird is on a number of state endangered species lists and is listed as threatened at the federal level. Endangered birds halt Chicago beachfront music festival 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Along the hike, shorebirds bobbing in the waves made for interesting viewing, as did the freighters and yachts on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Hike beach to Dungeness lighthouse, then quaff cider on the way home 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z After they leave in spring, through mid-May, flycatchers, vireos and warblers replace them, along with migrating shorebird species, including plovers, curlews and stilts. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z More than half of our shorebird species are on this list, including a handsome sandpiper named the red knot, which winters on the Atlantic Seaboard. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time Sunday morning reveals fragrant tropical vegetation that tumbles to rain-fed lagoons dotted with shorebirds and egrets. Along Brazil’s northeast coast, a kitesurfin’ safari 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z “It’s a great wintering spot for ducks, shorebirds and loons,” he tells me. Hitchcock’s ‘Birds’ and the real birds of California’s Bodega Bay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Campers and windsurfers flock to its 100 campsites for reliable ocean breezes and pounding surf, as do migratory shorebirds for the diverse coastal habitats found here. These Are America's Prettiest Beach Campsites 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Consider the names of shorebirds, which Michael McCarthy deploys to voluptuous effect in “The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy.” Review: ‘The Moth Snowstorm,’ and Other Natural Bliss-Outs 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z They range from seven to 14 centimeters wide, which is similar to tracks of modern-day shorebirds, such as small herons and oystercatchers. Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Additional tracks have been attributed to a duck and smaller shorebirds that trotted along the water’s edge. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In turn, birds like the Wilson’s phalarope — a shorebird that breeds in North America and winters near the Andes mountains — will struggle to find enough nutrients. The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Salt marshes — home to spawning fish, weary shorebirds and many of the world’s most endangered species — face complete extinction. In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California's vanishing coastline? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Conservation groups said limiting the harvest of the animals in Cape Romain is a step toward improving ecosystems, especially because the refuge is home to numerous species of shorebirds. Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. 258 protected geese killed. Man behind the hunt is fined, has to stop hunting temporarily 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “But it was very early on that I invited a woman to go to the swine effluent ponds with me to look for shorebirds. She said yes. We’ve been married 25 years.” When Connecting With Birds Connects People 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The count, by land and boat, tallied about 22,000 of the robin-sized birds, an encouraging sign for a shorebird that is listed as federally threatened. Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z “They’re in a desperate need to replenish their weight,” said Lawrence Niles, a wildlife biologist who leads local shorebird conservation projects through his company, Wildlife Restoration Projects. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z When the native ground-nesting shorebirds arrived for their nesting season, the predators didn’t bother pursuing them even though they could smell them. Scent ‘camouflage’ keeps mice from destroying crops 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z He says that the seemingly desolate mudflats around the site are vital habitat for shorebirds and that even moderate disruptions could threaten them. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Jan van Gils, an ecologist at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, studies red knots, shorebirds that winter in Africa, then fly 9000 kilometers to Siberia to breed in the summer. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Although Dr. Niles said the agency’s modeling method results in inflated estimates of the shorebirds, the Fish & Wildlife Service disagreed. Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Much of the time, flu circulates in shorebirds and gulls at low levels, often turning up in fewer than one percent of samples. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z American Bird Conservancy president Mike Parr pointed out that "by now, most people know that birds are in serious declines — and shorebirds like those that rely on Boca Chica are among the fastest-disappearing." Federal lawsuit aims to protect Texas from "exploding rockets" of Elon Musk 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Such mighty rockets, they say, could unleash untold havoc on the surrounding land, threatening the migratory birds, shorebirds, sea turtles and ocelots that it sustains. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The location is a prime habitat for wintering shorebirds and other wildlife, including ocelots and sea turtles. After SpaceX's debris-spewing Starship launch, the FAA faces a lawsuit for failing to protect the environment 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “Although there may be higher beach disturbance in Delaware compared to New Jersey, closing beaches in Delaware will change nothing if the beaches remain devoid of horseshoe crab eggs during shorebird migration.” Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It was nearly 4 p.m. when they finally rumbled down a gravel road, past the pine forests and the marshes, and arrived at one local beach, where shorebirds had been spotted earlier. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Concrete chunks and metal shrapnel flung thousands of feet from the launch pad would likely have landed in critical habitat for the piping plover, a shorebird on the endangered species list, Margolis said. Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch renews environmental questions 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Then came tens of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the brine flies. As temperatures rise, flood threat grows along Los Angeles Aqueduct 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Spend the day exploring intertidal mud flats and watching for all types of local and migratory shorebirds. These 5 Western WA campgrounds are perfect for spring trips 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Even before the winter storms, the Dunnigan Water District secured water last year to flood fields in an effort focused on replenishing groundwater and creating habitat for shorebirds. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z But at the time, the virus had not yet made its way to the shorebirds’ South American wintering grounds. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z The department will also write new regulations protecting nearly 13 million acres in the NPR-A, including ecologically sensitive areas that provide habitat for thousands of caribou and shorebirds. Biden will approve Alaska oil project, alongside Arctic protections 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Avian influenza is typically carried by waterfowl and shorebirds, which pass the virus to poultry through their feces or respiratory secretions. U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Here, you can watch for shorebirds or stroll the beach. These 5 Western WA campgrounds are perfect for spring trips 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z A few sandpipers scuttled around the edges — shorebirds from afar that had arrived with the floods and remained behind afterward for reasons of their own. Pakistani villages recover slowly from epic floods 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of migrating shorebirds and gulls make pit stops here en route to their summer breeding grounds, some arriving, bedraggled and depleted, after days-long journeys from South America. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Fed by spring water — unusual for the Salton Sea — these areas are now home to small shorebirds who flit about pools of water amid grasses and invasive tamarisk. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The first aviary focuses on shorebirds — plovers, sandpipers, sanderlings — that come to the Delaware Bay around Cape May, N.J., to munch on horseshoe crab eggs. National Zoo debuts a serene new habitat for birds and humans 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “Thus, we conclude that this low level of female harvest will not reduce the availability of eggs for red knots or other shorebirds.” A Planned Restart of a Crab Harvest Pits Conservation Against Industry 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z "The Salton Sea is some of the only remaining habitat for migrating water birds and shorebirds in interior California," says Pitt. Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Wild water birds — including ducks, gulls and shorebirds — are the natural reservoirs for influenza A viruses, which come in a variety of subtypes. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Word went out via an alert from the website and app ebird.org after people reported seeing the small shorebird, not a Northwest resident but a species that sometimes makes a stopover while migrating. Birders flock to 520 bridge to catch glimpse of rare visitor 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Climate change and other factors are bearing down on migratory shorebirds around the world. The Godwit’s Long, Long Nonstop Journey 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Bill Williams, president of the Virginia Society of Ornithology, recommends it for waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as various warblers and vireos. Eight great places to see the Mid-Atlantic’s migrating birds 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z River Kayak Safari, pointing to a flock of the delicate shorebirds gliding just inches above the water surface. You can (and should) kayak the L.A. River. Here's how 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z It could also spell trouble for some of the shorebirds, especially the red knots, whose numbers have dropped precipitously in recent decades. For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Another shorebird, the whimbrel, also makes a phenomenally long journey over the ocean. One small flap for birds, one giant leap for mankind 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The mission: help prevent the predatory falcons from gobbling up piping plovers — highly endangered shorebirds that nest nearby. Troubled species rebound — only to make things worse for others animals in peril 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service showed that SpaceX’s activity had caused a decline of endangered piping plovers in habitat surrounding its facility, while also potentially harming sea turtles and other shorebirds. New space race holds promise, but possible environmental risks, too 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z “Look at those black-necked stilts!” said our guide Steve Appleton, owner of LA River Kayak Safari, pointing to a flock of the delicate shorebirds gliding just inches above the water surface. You can (and should) kayak the L.A. River. Here's how 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The area is popular for recreation, and is home to numerous species of fish, crab and shorebirds. Washington Ecology, seafood processor agree to $92K penalty 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z And that's what we need now, whether it's large-scale wind turbines in our oceans or manmade islands to protect crucial habitat for shorebirds. On the Clean Water Act’s 50th birthday, what should we celebrate? 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Some species, such as raptors, seabirds and shorebirds, are also at great risk of catching the virus because of their behaviors. Avian Flu’s Toll on Wild Birds Alarms Experts 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Most of the hatchlings are consumed by other fish and shorebirds higher up the food chain. Photos: Never been to a grunion run? Come along with us 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z They marvel at the gentle shorebirds of the Pacific coastline. Black birders are taking flight in L.A. Here’s how to join them 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Since May 1, they’ve been volunteering with the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, where, as interpretive hosts, they talk to visitors about marine mammals, shorebirds and tide pools. A guide to volunteering in the outdoors 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z A trail encircles the pond, a favorite of migratory shorebirds and birders. Bermuda trail brings island’s Black heritage to the fore 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of flocking birds — shorebirds, terns and seabirds — that form massive, massive groups and that could just be a field day for the virus,” said Dr. Hill. Avian Flu’s Toll on Wild Birds Alarms Experts 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z To cheer them on, Columbus pointed to the driftwood and shorebirds around them and predicted that land could not be far distant. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Imagine you are a young Bar-tailed Godwit, a large, leggy shorebird with a long, probing bill hatched on the tundra of Alaska. How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z In the canals, we also loved seeing rows of sunning turtles, as well as majestic shorebirds, including egrets, several types of herons, a wood stork and anhingas, their wings outstretched to dry. Alligators take center stage at Florida’s Everglades National Park 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The shorebird summers in Russia and flies 9000 kilometers to Mauritania, in Africa, for the winter. ‘It looks like Iron Curtain 2.’ Arctic research with Russia curtailed after Ukraine invasion 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is seeking to build the Roberts Bank Marine Container Terminal, T2, in an area of high shorebird use. Fraser River: Shorebird protection 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z If the invasive version of the cordgrass hadn’t been controlled, “It would have been devastating to the oyster industry, to crabbing on the coast, shorebirds,” Phillips says. The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z The numerous lakes and rivers are a magnet for waterfowl and shorebirds. Okanogan’s wide-open spaces offer wildlife views | Provided by Okanogan County Tourism Council 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z It was early autumn, and the sounds and smells of change—dying leaves, migrating shorebirds, chimneys exhaling the season’s first woodsmoke—became clearer and crisper after nightfall. Channeling Thoreau: 24 Hours on Pea Island 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z For decades, the shorebirds disappeared completely from Huntington State Beach. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The light glinted off the kelp beds, roused the shorebirds and turned the waves translucent green before they crashed and chased the sandpipers up the beach. Oil spill puts spotlight on the magic and fragility of California’s coast 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But, the researchers concluded, this “very effective aquatic herbicide” saved the bay for shorebirds. The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z To the north, more migratory shorebirds gather at Necanicum Estuary Natural History Park. Slip away to Seaside — Oregon’s first resort beach town | Provided by City of Seaside Visitors Bureau 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z In response, industry and government officials touted technology’s great potential to mitigate the damage and save the lives of fish, seals and shorebirds, just as Union Oil and the Nixon administration did in 1969. Op-Ed: The Huntington Beach oil spill is a once and future catastrophe 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Each year since, more and more of the threatened shorebirds have returned. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z At the south edge of the city, chunks of oil floated into Talbert Marsh, a 25-acre ecological reserve for fish and shorebirds. Oil from massive Orange County spill expected to wash onshore for several days 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The area affected by the latest spill is home to threatened and endangered species, including a plump shorebird called the snowy plover, the California least tern and humpback whales. Response time questioned in Southern California oil spill 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Today Bonomo, a physician assistant, is looking mainly for waterfowl, shorebirds and marsh birds, along with a few other species that the team wants to nail down in the south. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Piping plovers, dun-colored shorebirds that lay their eggs in tiny scrapes in the sand, are easy to miss as they dart over the beach. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z That evening, Michael Ziccardi, director of the network, could not say whether all of the threatened shorebirds were expected to survive. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Today, hundreds of migratory sea and shorebirds fly the coastline. On a trek for Arctic dinosaur footprints in Alaska preserve 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Its residents include the threatened Egyptian fruit bat, the bee orchid and the Eurasian Thick-knee, a dwindling species of shorebird also known as a stone-curlew. Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “There's just no shorebirds right now. The weather pattern has not been conducive,” Gallo says. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z She approaches people with a sculpture of a plover egg and photographs of different shorebirds and tries to teach, not scold. Threatened Birds Have a Defender on N.Y. Beaches: The Plover Patrol 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z On the other hand, shorebirds that are less oiled can actually suffer more long term. Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Nearby, Jeff Miller, a conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity, was peering through binoculars at shorebirds hunting for insects and crustaceans in myriad tire tracks. Will off-roading end at Oceano Dunes? Coastal Commission to consider fate of controversial park 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The shorebird consumed some 4 pounds of fish daily with its 11-inch bill, Cummings told the New Haven Register. Pelican named Arvy survives frostbite, sent to sanctuary 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Bonomo also notes a nearby flock of Dunlin, chunky little shorebirds with long, probing bills that breed in the Arctic tundra. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z This project will improve habitat for waterfowl other game and nongame species, including wading birds, shorebirds, reptiles, and amphibians, the department said. Work starting in February on $1.9M wetlands restoration 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Every time she returned, the coast would amaze her in some new way — the waves would be different, the colors, the little shorebirds that emerged some days but not others. Meet the woman who has quietly guarded the California coast for more than four decades 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Martin’s passion for the Great Cypress Swamp recently precipitated a project that led to the restoration of 80 acres of freshwater wetlands, benefiting various species of Delaware wildlife, as well as migratory shorebirds. Swamp project restores Delaware county’s wetlands 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z They lack as well the enlarged brain regions that kiwis, ibises and shorebirds devote to processing the sensory information pouring in from the beak. This Unusual Bird Superpower Goes Back to the Dinosaur Extinction 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The state is getting more than $6.5 million for engineering and design to enlarge two eroded islands where seabirds and shorebirds nest. $234M BP spill money for 5 wetlands projects in 2 parishes 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Though destructive, this natural process creates perfect habitats for shorebirds, Audubon Florida project manager Caroline Stahala said. Panhandle shorebirds thrive in aftermath of Hurricane Sally 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Loons were also among the shorebirds impacted by an oil barge spill in Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts in 2003. Loon hatches for 1st time in century in southeastern region 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The shorebirds nest on sandy beaches in southern Maine. Maine says beachgoers need to stay away from plover nests 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z That slime, produced by microbes, is also crucial to migratory shorebirds’ survival. Slimy Mudflat Biofilms Feed Migratory Birds—and Could Be Threatened 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “The wetlands will provide foraging and rearing habitat for a diversity of coastal dependent and migratory shorebirds, waterfowl and passerine species, including for example black oystercatchers, greater yellowlegs and red-necked grebe.” Whatcom Land Trust to buy, protect wetland near creek 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Navarre Beach Marine Park, one of the most diverse shorebird presences in Santa Rosa, emerged from the hurricane with two acres of exposed sand, Stahala said. Panhandle shorebirds thrive in aftermath of Hurricane Sally 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Those ravens in Yosemite parking lots and shorebirds nesting on once empty beaches must now contend with returning crowds. Opinion | What Birds Do for Us and What We Can Do for Them 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It offers sanctuary to local and migratory shorebirds who depend on the refuge of mudflats, mangroves and estuaries, and the bounty of fish, crustaceans and other critters. New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Many years of research on biofilm and migratory shorebirds at Roberts Bank and other areas illustrate the covert yet vital role that the slime plays in the ecosystem. Slimy Mudflat Biofilms Feed Migratory Birds—and Could Be Threatened 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Combined with the fact that the Maastricht deposits formed in a shallow sea, the fossil’s proportions suggest it was a small shorebird, about the size of a modern seagull. Oldest modern bird fossil looks like a duck from the back and a chicken from the front 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z “We’re seeing declines, and a lot of it is habitat related,” she said about the shorebird populations. Panhandle shorebirds thrive in aftermath of Hurricane Sally 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z "I have seen orca whales, seals, fish, eagles, herons, shorebirds and many other sea creatures in their natural habitat," one survey participant wrote. An emerging threat to conservation: fear of nature 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Come dawn, at a low ebb; the receding water exposes mudflats like clay tablets dimpled with the zigzagging footprints of shorebirds. New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z During migration, shorebirds may fly hundreds or thousands of kilometers without stopping, arriving to refuel en masse at a relatively small number of mudflats around the world. Slimy Mudflat Biofilms Feed Migratory Birds—and Could Be Threatened 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z As a result, the sea snails and other shellfish that shorebirds snacked on rapidly declined. Repurposed Oyster Farm Bags Offer New Real Estate for Migratory Birds 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z For every flattened dune that creates ideal shorebird nesting areas, it destroys another animal’s habitat. Panhandle shorebirds thrive in aftermath of Hurricane Sally 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z It found the greatest decline in the numbers of eagles, vultures, warblers and migrating shorebirds. India's bird population 'going down sharply' 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Foals and shorebirds can fend for themselves the day they’re born, but human children remain helpless for years. Perspective | We volunteer to help others, but research shows how much it helps us, too 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The shorebird is considered a species of greatest conservation need in New Mexico. Researchers seek to learn more about long-billed curlews 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z By May 2019, 43 shorebird species—including the endangered black-faced spoonbill and far eastern curlew—were using these platforms to roost. Repurposed Oyster Farm Bags Offer New Real Estate for Migratory Birds 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Plants and animals responded by delaying their life cycles; plants flowered later, while shorebirds took longer to nest and lay eggs. Extreme Snows in Greenland Caused Ecosystem’s “Reproductive Collapse” 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Most shorebirds are migratory and experienced habitat degradation and destruction in many locales where they migrate. Bird numbers plunge in U.S. and Canada with people to blame 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z One of the few things known about the Nordmann’s greenshank is that it is one of the most endangered shorebirds on earth. A Rare Greenshank Is Spotted in Russia 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The professional reason for my being on this island was to monitor the passage of the migratory shorebirds: sandpipers, plovers, curlews and godwits. Opinion | It’s September. Seize the moment. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “We were worried whether shorebirds would use the floating roosts,” he says. Repurposed Oyster Farm Bags Offer New Real Estate for Migratory Birds 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Davis, the Army Corps’ coastal program manager, said beach nourishment also helps meet other federal priorities, such as providing habitat for sea turtles, shorebirds and other species. Dorian Takes A Swipe at Beach Replenishment Projects 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z In addition, many shorebirds breed in Arctic regions rapidly warming due to climate change. Bird numbers plunge in U.S. and Canada with people to blame 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Big Lake Wildlife Management Area's lake and surrounding wetlands serve as the nesting areas for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, the agency said. SEE IT: Thousands of birds killed during hailstorm at Montana wildlife preserve 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The shorebirds were relocating in response to the annual tilting of the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere away from the sun, which inevitably leads to autumn and then winter. Opinion | It’s September. Seize the moment. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Salt marshes, home to shorebirds and endangered species, face extinction. Essential California: Our disappearing coastline 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Wildlife such as moose, bear, eagles, cranes, pheasant and shorebirds roam the property. 12 stunning homes for sale near water 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Its untamed areas provide habitat for wildlife including nesting sea turtles, shorebirds and alligators. Georgia agency raising Jekyll Island parking fees by $2 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z And this is one of the most hospitable spots for the plump, sparrow-sized shorebirds. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z I think of the perils faced by the shorebirds during their long flights over the ocean. Opinion | It’s September. Seize the moment. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z And this is one of the most hospitable spots for the plump, sparrow-sized shorebirds. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z “There’s a shorebird calling!” one of the men said. 130 species, 187 miles and lots of energy drinks: Inside the World Series of Birding 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Wolkowsky’s island supports great white herons, migratory birds such as the piping plover, raptors of all kinds and shorebirds. ‘Mr. Key West’ quietly donated his private island 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Fishermen would sometimes see them while visiting the island, which is dotted with a few grass clumps, shorebirds and nesting sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef. Climate change officially claims its first mammal: The Bramble Cay melomys is declared extinct 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z This Monterey Bay estuary south of San Francisco hosts about 20,000 migratory shorebirds a year and is a nursery habitat for fish and shellfish. California's coastal habitats face existential threat from rising seas 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The western snowy plover is a small, nonmigratory shorebird that the federal government lists as “threatened.” Activists urge protection for threatened birds at Orange County ‘dog beach’ 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Across the planet, shorebirds are in serious trouble. Climate Change May Curtail Shorebirds' Need to Fly North 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Intermittent flooding created microhabitats for an enormous diversity of birds: shorebirds, divers and migratory fowl were drawn to various salinities, depths and the particular vegetation or invertebrates in each niche. Lake Lazarus: the strange rebirth of a Californian ecosystem 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z As a first-year PhD student in ecology and evolution at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Orin Robinson wanted to identify why foxes on a nearby barrier island were overbreeding and eating shorebirds. A fieldwork flop needn’t be a disaster 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The 100-plus fledgling number means Maine is still meeting conservation targets for the shorebird species. Maine oversees record year for piping plover hatchlings 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z But that burst, which usually begins in mid-June, never arrived this year for eastern Greenland’s shorebirds, a set of ground-nesting species. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Once these predators are established they would be unlikely to say no to a nest of nutritious shorebird eggs. Climate Change May Curtail Shorebirds' Need to Fly North 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Nature is under pressure at this urban oasis, where fewer shorebirds now live around Union Bay, yet it still sustains hope. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The agency’s Deputy Commissioner Susan Whalen says shorebirds and wading birds, such as piping plovers and egrets, need special protection throughout their nesting season, which runs from April to September. Public warned to keep away from nesting shoreline birds 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z These humble beaches turn into a mixing bowl for influenza between mid-May and early June, as thousands of shorebirds and gulls crowd together and swap viruses. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z He is uncertain how this “disastrous” incident will affect the overall populations of these shorebird species. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Summer is almost unbearably hot, so I propose spring or fall, when Pelican Banks is thick with rafts of shorebirds such as ruddy terns and American oystercatchers. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Once in the early 1990s, there were 1,900 individual shorebirds counted. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Migratory shorebirds, red knots must travel each spring from winter territory in Tierra del Fuego to nesting grounds in the Canadian Arctic. Opinion | Protecting horsehoe crabs helps birds, too 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Aquatic birds, including wild ducks and migrating shorebirds, are considered nature’s main reservoir for influenza. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Senner says the case is reminiscent of 1992, when shorebirds suffered poor reproductive success after Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted the prior year. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The scientists will also conduct surveys of migratory shorebirds and map feeding and roosting areas. Maine looking for scientists to monitor plovers, terns 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The consensus outlook for shorebirds globally is that extinctions are likely. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Rob Clay, director of the shorebird reserve network headquartered in Plymouth, Mass., said it is also testament to a Los Angeles dust mitigation project that "demonstrates how human welfare and biodiversity conservation are intrinsically linked." Owens Lake: Former toxic dust bowl transformed into environmental success 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Those are very different viruses than what St. Jude finds in shorebirds passing through Delaware Bay, Webby said. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Researchers elsewhere in the Arctic are also reporting unusually late snowmelt this year, with repercussions for shorebirds. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The wetlands also attract and support scores of species of shorebirds and wading birds. 2 proposals in could expand public lands, habitat in Texas 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z “It’s no surprise to me that this spring was our worst shorebird migration in more than 100 years,” says Sidles, who is “heartbroken” by the mitigation work performed at the Fill. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Planted trees, although helpful for geese, gulls, and eagles, are bad for shorebirds, says Caven, since they encroach on the river. This is What One of the Last Great Migrations Looks Like 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z They’re here to do work,” said Alinde Fojtik of the University of Georgia’s Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, a longtime flu researcher who this year volunteered her vacation to help count and tag shorebirds. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z On Southampton Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, shorebirds nested at less than half their typical densities due the late snowmelt, according to research scientist Paul Smith of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z It’s home to the endangered plant, Pitcher’s thistle, and is also visited by the endangered shorebird, piping plovers. Western Michigan nature preserve more than doubles in size 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z It isn’t designed to help shorebirds, she says, though she and many others at Seattle Audubon petitioned and cajoled. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z "We haven't seen any conflicts or competition between the flamingo and some of the other native shorebirds that are foraging," he says. Lonely Flamingo Mysteriously Appears in a Major City 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Squeezed between the two are California's salt marshes — a unique ecosystem filled with pickleweed and cordgrass, shorebirds and many endangered species. Salt marshes will vanish in less than a century if seas keep rising and California keeps building, study finds 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The region’s reproductive failure this summer exacerbates a global nosedive in migratory shorebird numbers. Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland's Shorebirds 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The piping plover is a shorebird that is on the state endangered species list and is listed as threatened at the federal level. Programs helped more than 100 Maine plover chicks fledge 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s still home to wonderful birds, just not shorebirds. How much of a burden can we be to Union Bay before the strain is too much? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Other prehistoric animals that dropped off the face of the Earth around that time were species of crocodiles, turtles, and several birds, like ancient flamingo-like palaelodids, swiftlets, pigeons, parrots, and shorebirds. Extinct Burrowing Bat Discovered, and It Was Giant 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z He marveled at the vast landscape, the undercurrent of life and the majestic shorebirds taking flight. Salt marshes will vanish in less than a century if seas keep rising and California keeps building, study finds 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z In China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, aggressive education campaigns aim to raise awareness of this species and provide economic alternatives to shorebird hunting. East of Siberia: A Spoon-Billed Curiosity 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z If you wait for autumn to see the great migration of shorebirds through New York City, you’ll miss half the show. A Shorebird to Watch 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Thousands of their larvae are eaten by fish, shorebirds and small animals each year. Pesky greenhead flies make annual appearance 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z And their eggs are essential food for migrating shorebirds, including the endangered red knot, which flies north at the same time the horseshoes are spawning. This creature has 10 eyes, legs that chew and blood that saved your life 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The researchers used western sandpipers, one of 93 shorebird species that saw their numbers decline after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Even tiny amounts of oil could doom seabirds 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Why so much focus devoted to this one shorebird species? East of Siberia: A Spoon-Billed Curiosity 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z As a group, shorebirds are streamlined, subtle and graceful, and their tremendous migrations are some of the most fascinating adaptations of the animal kingdom. A Shorebird to Watch 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Half a million wintering and migratory shorebirds, and millions more ducks and geese, stop for days, weeks, months to eat and rest on the Pacific Flyway, one of four continental migration routes. How the Bay Area Is Restoring Nature's Delicate Balance The long-billed curlew is classified as a shorebird, according to the American Bird Conservancy. Satellites tracking 3 Park County curlews near Powell 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The 6-inch shorebird with dark patches on its back remains threatened by habitat loss, predation and human population growth. Threatened bird nesting again on Los Angeles area beaches 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z “That otherwise common little shorebird was our 100th species of the day,” Cooper said. Bird lovers get together to see how many species they can identify in L.A. in 24 hours 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z This occurs frequently, at least as often as they are observed with the dozens of other migratory shorebirds along New York City’s stretch of the Atlantic Flyway. A Shorebird to Watch 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Serious birders already know the area because it is one of the key, springtime staging areas in the annual shorebird migration. Effort to promote, protect Delaware Bay expands 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z The government agency originally restricted kite surfing to a section of shore on Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet to protect shorebirds. More of Cape Cod opened to kite surfers 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Windows in the pavilion are perfect for seeing bald eagles and shorebirds. Arkansas wildlife trail gets revamped 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z A black shorebird darted fast over the water, which glowed brilliant blue in the morning sun. A Prehistoric Killer, Buried in Muck 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Bird-watchers consider shorebirds challenging subjects; their colors are subtle — generally ranging from beige to brown, with occasional black or white highlights. A Shorebird to Watch 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z George Divoky, a biologist at the scientific group Friends of Cooper Island that monitors the changing Alaskan Arctic, said in general Arctic shorebirds are shrinking in population. Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The challenge is to identify the most serious problems and then develop plans to help shorebirds to bounce back. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The island is home to bald eagles, deer, wild turkeys, shorebirds and waterfowl. Loathe the Great Outdoors? This Gear Will Help 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Conservationists say developing the small barrier island would damage areas that are habitat for declining shorebird populations. Another Island: Hilton Head annexing nearby 350-acre island 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A 90-minute drive from Seattle, Barnum Point is a key stopover for migratory shorebirds. Nature lovers scramble to save wild beach on Camano Island 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Evening workshop on shorebird identification, followed by field trip the next morning. Things to Do in the Hudson Valley, July 23 Through 31 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z This year, predators took most of the shorebird eggs laid on the East Bay research plot. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Evening workshop on dentifying shorebirds followed by field trip the next morning. Things to Do in the Hudson Valley, July 16 Through 24 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The shorebirds spend about one month in the spring - and about three months in the autumn - gorging on invertebrates hidden in the mud. Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The steps are taken to minimize disturbances to the tiny endangered shorebirds. First piping plover nest of season found at Cape Henlopen 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z This spring, environmentalists have been buzzing about the discovery of a pair of upland sandpipers, potbellied shorebirds that are extremely rare in this part of the state. Where Coyotes, Foxes and Bobolinks Find a New Home: Freshkills Park 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z That’s because shorebirds travel thousands of kilometres a year, and encounter so many threats along the way that it is hard to decipher which are the most damaging. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Larger birds fly higher, and some, like shorebirds, may well pass over the city at 10,000 to 12,000 feet. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Eight million of those are shorebirds - or waders. Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Piping plover nesting areas at Cape Henlopen State Park are closed annually to protect the shorebirds from disturbance during their nesting season from March into September. Piping plover chicks hatch at Cape Henlopen 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Bald eagles and gulls are repeat offenders that have been hit by arriving or departing planes, though recently the airport has mostly had trouble with smaller, comparatively less dangerous shorebirds. Policing the bird highway 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The State of North America’s Birds 2016 report1, released jointly by wildlife agencies in the United States, Canada and Mexico, charts the massive drop in shorebird populations over the past 40 years. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Now an alarming discovery by an international team of scientists, published this week in Science, shows that the effects of climate change on the robin-size shorebird may hasten its extinction. Arctic Warming Is Shrinking This Adorable Shorebird 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Of the total area of Yellow Sea mudflat habitat which existed 50 years ago, only one third remains - according to shorebird ecology expert Richard Fuller of the University of Queensland, Australia. Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z And a new study warned that climate change might be killing off a shorebird known as the red knot. Your Thursday Evening Briefing: Donald Trump, Dilma Roussef, Trayvon Martin 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Ketchikan has had problems with killdeer - “cute little shorebirds,” Scheldt said - nesting in the gravel around the airport. Policing the bird highway 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Perhaps even more threatening, says Smith, is that the geese attract foxes and other predators that eat shorebird eggs and chicks. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The red knot shorebird is a tough, long-distance flier that migrates yearly from the Arctic into the Southern Hemisphere and back. Arctic Warming Is Shrinking This Adorable Shorebird 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z He also says that the Flyway's largest shorebird, the Far Eastern curlew - spotted below - has declined in number by more than 80% in 50 years. Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Many types of shorebird fly to the Arctic to nest to avoid predators, from falcons to snakes, in the tropics. Shrinking Arctic bird suffers double hit from global warming: study 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Avian flu usually comes from wild birds: mostly ducks, geese and shorebirds, which shed the virus in their bodily waste and secretions as they migrate. The Looming Threat of Avian Flu 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z They also spend a lot of time lying motionless on the soggy ground waiting for shorebirds that they spooked to return to their eggs. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But La Puma said many other shorebirds also are in sharp decline. NJ plants, animals get attention before they’re endangered 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The expansive mudflats - pictured next - are rich in molluscs, marine worms and crustaceans on which the shorebirds depend for food. Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Jones Beach State Park in New York becomes home at this time of year to tiny shorebirds called piping plovers. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Many bird-watchers bought them because the marshes and waterways saved for waterfowl also provide crucial habitat for migrating songbirds and shorebirds, not to mention resident frogs and otters. The Stamp That’s Dividing Birders, Hunters and Conservationists 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z For now, the shorebirds are back in the sunny southern climes, settled onto beaches and wetlands often shared with tourists, shrimp farmers and hunters. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The long-beaked woodland shorebird starts by buzzing like an insect, then flies in circles to a height of 300 feet. Is there a spring in your step? There should be. It’s the season for it. 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z "But we were able to show local people shorebirds through our telescopes. We even found birds which had flown from New Zealand which I had personally banded." Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds - BBC News 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Another 14,000 acres was sold in 1942 by a livestock company, adding to the refuge’s shorebird habitat and waterfowl nesting areas. The Oregon refuge occupied by Bundy is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries in the U.S. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Shell Key is an important nesting area for shorebirds and a rest stop for migratory birds on the Gulf of Mexico, Clark said. Shell Key dilemma: What to do about the closed-in pass 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z One priority is to send a nest-hunting crew to Prince Charles Island in northwestern Hudson Bay, which was alive with shorebirds when it was last surveyed in the 1990s. What’s killing the world’s shorebirds? 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Environmentalists and coastal researchers say New Jersey’s efforts to establish commercial oyster farms in shallow coastal waters may be jeopardizing a threatened shorebird. Advocates: Oyster farming may hurt threatened shorebirds 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Environmentalists and coastal researchers say New Jersey's efforts to establish commercial oyster farms in shallow coastal waters may be jeopardizing a threatened shorebird. Environmentalists: NJ oyster farming may be hurting threatened red knot shorebird population 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The seaside is often silent save for the crash of waves and the cry of gulls and black oystercatchers, a rare shorebird. Where Do the Indian and Atlantic Oceans Meet? Disagreement in South Africa 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Seashore Park Superintendent George Price said the ban arose after a number of incidents that provoked concerns about personal privacy and interference with wildlife activities, especially endangered shorebirds like the piping plover. Seeing the great white sharks below using drones 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z They are joined by millions of shorebirds, songbirds, and seabirds, including the ultimate endurance winner, the arctic tern. Birds Are Dying As Drought Ravages Avian Highways 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The toll of the spill is smaller than the 1969 oil platform blowout off Santa Barbara County that blackened miles of coastline and killed thousands of shorebirds and other wildlife. California Oil Spill Cleanup Cost Reaches $69 Million 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z “I like how they gather in big groups in one huge area,” Jack said of the shorebirds. Dwindling bird flock finds haven in Indian Shores 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z They applied to the state for a grant to build a complex that will mix the hyper-saline seawater with farm runoff and provide a habitat for shorebirds and waders. California Runs Dry 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z And at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, also at Jones Beach, an outdoor exhibit is devoted to the piping plover, one of only a handful of shorebirds that nest in New York. A Battle Over Cats and Birds on a Long Island Beach 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z But now, as the Sierra Nevada snowpack has vanished and clouds offer little rain, few lush sanctuaries are available to sustain these shorebirds on their journey along the avian highway known as the Pacific flyway. Birds Are Dying As Drought Ravages Avian Highways 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The land also serves as a habitat along the annual migration corridor for an estimated 8.6 million waterfowl and 300,000 shorebirds. Southern Nebraska family recognized for conservation work 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Thousands of seals and a quarter of a million shorebirds died, per TIME. America’s Second-Worst Oil Spill Is Still Scarring the Shores of Alaska 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina, coots, shorebirds, ducks and eagles are dying by the dozens from the incurable lesions. Bald eagles are starting to flourish again — but hold the confetti 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The wetlands are a key stopover and wintering area for migratory shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere. Panama bans construction on wetlands 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Data from eBird has been used to monitor shorebirds in California’s Central Valley. TRAVEL: Birders in hot pursuit in cold weather 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Researchers from University of California reported similar findings about another shorebird 2,000 miles from Galapagos. Where did all the sardines go? 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Division of Coastal Management says the designation will affect some projects, just as other protected shorebirds do, but the extent isn’t known yet. Effect of red knot’s new protection on NC unclear 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Piping plovers are small, sandy-colored shorebirds about the size of robins. Piping plovers plunge to record low in New Jersey 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z About a million shorebirds migrate to the Bay of Panama every year. Panama bans construction on wetlands 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Conservationists are worried that waterfowl and shorebirds will be at greater risk for disease as they crowd together in fewer rice fields and wetlands. California drought takes bite out of rice harvest 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z With a long beak and toes, the American woodcock looks similar to a shorebird. Tracking American Woodcocks in central Minnesota 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service added the Atlantic coast population of the robin-sized shorebird to the federal Endangered Species Act in December. Effect of red knot’s new protection on NC unclear 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z With the exception of Randalls Island, a thriving athletic complex, they are mostly frequented by nesting shorebirds like herons, egrets and ibises. On an Island Under Vines, Officials See a Future Park 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Freshwater animals – like frogs, salamanders, shorebirds and non-marine aquatic life – were hardest hit, with a population decline of 76 percent. World's Wildlife Down by Half Since 1970, Report Says 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z In September, the National Audubon Society won a temporary restraining order halting the project, saying that pumping sand onto the island would harm nesting sites for endangered shorebirds. Barrier Islands Feeling the Effects of Climate Change 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z More than 30 years in the making, they amassed a collection of duck and goose decoys, along with numerous decoys of other shorebirds. Bismarck couple boasts large bird decoy collection 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Almost half of all shorebird species, such as ruddy turnstones, red knots and piping plovers, are either endangered or at risk of becoming endangered. A third of US birds 'in decline' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Wildlife department spokeswoman Laura Richards says the purchase announced Friday will benefit waterfowl, wading birds and shorebirds as well as provide the public with additional wildlife viewing opportunities. Washoe County, state purchase sensitive land 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z And shorebirds, including the federally listed piping plover, found their nests at risk whenever the horses sought refuge from the biting flies on the bay side of the island in the summer. Park Service reduces Assateague horse herd to 100 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Scientists screened wild shorebirds' feathers before migration and found plant parts embedded. Plants hitch lift on migrating birds 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Migratory shorebirds flying between the Arctic and South America must pass through California’s Central Valley, a 450-mile stretch that was once rich in wetlands but now is mostly large-scale farms. Your phone can finally do something really great: help endangered animals 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Nor can the thousands of other shorebirds that rely on the rare Susquehanna River mudflats off of Washington Boro each year on their incredible long-distance migration. AP-PA—Pennsylvania News Coverage Advisory, PA 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Officials say the route offers opportunities to view waterfowl, shorebirds, herons, eagles and other wildlife. Wildlife refuge prepares to open driving tour 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The state branch of the National Audubon Society claims the project will disturb the piping plover, a fussy, frenetic, endangered shorebird that nests in flat beach sand. Complaints and Warnings About a Plan to Replenish Fire Island’s Dunes 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z She cited the potential for "irreversible damage" to wildlife that depend on the refuge, a significant habitat for shorebirds and waterfowl, including the Pacific black brant. Tiny Alaska fishing village at center of political fight over road 2014-05-06T13:32:54Z Eventually, using this and other approaches, the conservationists at BirdReturns hope to increase the number of shorebirds that stop in the Central Valley to 400,000, from current levels of 170,000. Paying Farmers to Welcome Birds 2014-04-14T16:12:25Z The channel in Texas City, about 45 miles southeast of Houston, has shorebird habitat on both sides, and tens of thousands of wintering birds are still in the area. Houston Ship Channel Reopened to Limited Traffic 2014-03-25T18:40:06Z The bay is crucial to knots and other shorebirds because its 600 square kilometers of mud and sand are filled with enough clams and mussels for the birds to feast on for months, Morrison says. Master of Long-Distance Aviation Loses Ground 2014-03-15T11:30:00Z Some of New York City’s best shorebird observation sites are still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. City Room: A Quiet Beauty Flying By 2013-08-30T18:30:41Z The shrinking of mudflats also threatens the hundreds of thousands of migratory shorebirds that rely on the reserve as a stopover site. China’s cordgrass plan is ‘overkill’ 2013-07-24T17:20:24.147Z Each January, about 20 species of shorebirds and several dozen species of wading birds and waterfowl start dropping into the Central Valley on their arduous journey north. Paying Farmers to Welcome Birds 2014-04-14T16:12:25Z At the beginning of the breeding season, none of the shorebirds had regular schedules. Arctic Birds Have Wild Rhythms 2013-06-19T00:15:00Z Their eggs provide fuel to thousands of red knot shorebirds — an endangered species in New Jersey — as they migrate from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic Circle. State of the Beaches: Rebuilding the Coastline, but at What Cost? 2013-05-18T05:17:52Z There is a near-divine beauty in the throngs of shorebirds wheeling, banking and flying in unison, or simply resting or feeding on a beach. City Room: A Quiet Beauty Flying By 2013-08-30T18:30:41Z Endangered spoon-billed sandpipers arriving at their wintering grounds in China are being threatened by nets designed to trap shorebirds. Rare sandpiper threatened by nets 2013-01-19T02:06:29Z "Hurricane Sandy did significant damage to some long-term conservation work," Stephen Brown, director of the shorebird science division at the Manomet Center, said in a statement. Green Blog: Mending the Bird Preserves Hit by Sandy 2013-01-04T13:17:53Z He noted that the reserve was "a globally important home" to caribou, grizzly bears, wolverines, wolves, shorebirds, waterfowl and "exceptional densities of cliff-nest raptors" as well as polar bears, walruses and beluga whales. Green Blog: Caribou and Oil Companies to Share Alaska Petroleum Reserve 2012-12-20T16:27:40Z Grassland birds, migratory shorebirds and birds that eat insects in flight are in the steepest decline. Canada's Birds Under Siege by Climate Change 2012-06-28T15:15:00.210Z A Quiet Beauty Flying By Each summer, a quiet migration gets under way for North American shorebirds. City Room: A Quiet Beauty Flying By 2013-08-30T18:30:41Z But the study also found evidence of large-scale shorebird trapping using "mist nets" in some of these key areas. Rare sandpiper threatened by nets 2013-01-19T02:06:29Z The knots are delicate, robin-size shorebirds named for their salmon coloration and renowned for their marathon migration — more than 9,000 miles each way, from the southern tip of South America to the Canadian Arctic. Red Knots, Horseshoe Crabs and Fight to Survive in Delaware Bay 2012-06-06T02:15:05Z The migration begins with the swallows, hummingbirds and shorebirds. Scientist at Work Blog: Three Mallards, a Merganser and a Bufflehead 2012-03-30T20:25:13Z As October rolled along, daylight shortened, temperatures lowered, leaves fell and flocks of migrating ducks and shorebirds called overhead, all age-old signals to swans that it was time to leave. Trumpeter Swans Rebound, with an Assist from Global Warming 2012-01-18T17:15:03.983Z And if cars didn’t occupy the 8.5-acre parking lot, piping plovers, an endangered shorebird the refuge protects, would nest there. Chincoteague fears proposal to move beach would hurt tourism, economy 2011-11-27T23:49:00Z The snails were hitchhikers, probably attaching themselves to the leg or belly of a shorebird that flew across Mexico, said Eldredge Bermingham, a geneticist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Observatory: Snails Traveled on Birds Across Panama Canal, Study Says 2011-09-19T21:37:31Z In addition, the information will help identify areas important to southbound shorebirds, and define shorebird management goals for New Jersey. New Jersey Shorebird Survey 2011-07-12T19:45:00.337Z Millions of shorebirds, such as the red knot which migrates as far as Australia or South Africa, build nests on the ground in the high Arctic. Trees May Grow 500 Kilometers Farther North by 2100 2011-05-13T16:45:06.140Z Their eggs are also a vital food source for migrating shorebirds. Crab Love Nest 2011-04-15T12:15:00.473Z "Those refuges are primarily for shorebirds that migrate to the Gulf Coast in the winter," Leake said. 'Saudi Arabia of Wind' Has Trouble Figuring Out How to Get the Power Out 2011-04-05T18:15:00.463Z M. Sanjayan of The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Virginia, told ScienceInsider that the biggest impact on wildlife would be on shorebirds nesting on small islands throughout the Pacific, rather than on the Japanese mainland. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z One of the first tests of the oil’s long-term impact will come this fall, as millions of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds arrive in the region on their way to winter habitats. A Challenge: Migrating Birds and Gulf Oil 2010-08-02T16:11:00Z Our studies are revealing that shorebirds are initiating nesting more than 10 days sooner on average, compared with 25 years ago. A Caribou-bou in the Warming Arctic 2010-06-23T20:59:00Z We came upon a parasitic jaeger that dived from the sky onto what likely was a nest of a very upset whimbrel — a large curve billed shorebird. Mating Bears and a Wolverine Sighting 2010-06-22T20:59:00Z Already oil has stained some of the marshes of southern Louisiana — home to 40% of the coastal wetlands in the continental U.S. — disrupting the habitats of shorebirds, sea turtles and other threatened species. Catastrophe in the Gulf: How Bad Could It Get? 2010-06-03T09:05:00Z Thankfully, Pete and his staff were able to rescue a handful of birds and turtles, but this is small comfort compared to the loss of entire shorebird nesting sites. Impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on animals and environment 2011-03-22T11:45:00.237Z Think of an oil spill and you picture a black tide engulfing beaches and drowning shorebirds and sea turtles in crude. Gulf Oil Spill's Underwater Plumes Pose Hidden Danger 2010-06-02T09:05:00Z There are... hundreds of shorebirds and marine mammals that are acutely sensitive to oil. Fears grow over oil spill's long-term effects on food chain 2010-06-01T15:39:00Z Oil would be toxic to fish, shrimp and oysters, while shorebirds that come into contact with the crude can end up smothered. The Meaning of the Mess 2010-05-06T09:00:00Z The shore was a favorable place for the swift-winged shorebirds that all sportsmen love—plover and curlew and their fellows. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery At that time it was the most abundant shorebird. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Ducks and shorebirds occurred in some numbers, but the vast majority were small sparrows, larks and thrushes. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The principal farm crops have many destructive beetle enemies also, and some of these are eagerly eaten by shorebirds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation These worms are common on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and are eaten by shorebirds wherever they occur. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Unfortunately, shorebirds lay fewer eggs than any of the other species generally termed game birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Among their numerous bird enemies, shorebirds rank high. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The term shorebird is applied to a group of long-legged, slender-billed, and usually plainly colored birds belonging to the order Limicolae. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Bill-bugs, which often do considerable damage to corn, seem to be favorite food of some of the shorebirds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Other shorebirds that eat leaf-beetles are the Wilson phalarope and dowitcher. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In the uncultivated parts of their range also, shorebirds search out and destroy many creatures that are detrimental to man's interest. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Large numbers of marine worms of the genus Nereis, which prey upon oysters, are eaten by shorebirds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The shorebirds should be relieved from persecution, and if we desire to save from extermination a majority of the species, action must be prompt. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The economic record of the shorebirds deserves nothing but praise. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Until recent years shorebirds have had almost no protection. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Thus it is evident that shorebirds render important aid by devouring the enemies of farm crops and in other ways, and their services are appreciated by those who have observed the birds in the field. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Two species of shorebirds, the killdeer and upland plover, still further befriend cattle by devouring the North American fever tick. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The protection of shorebirds need not be based solely on esthetic or sentimental grounds, for few groups of birds more thoroughly deserve protection from an economic standpoint. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Another group of insects of which the shorebirds are very fond is grasshoppers. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Throughout the eastern United States shorebirds are fast vanishing. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In fact, all the larger species of shorebirds have suffered severely. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation So adverse to shorebirds are present conditions that the wonder is that any escape. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Aughey found twenty-three species of shorebirds feeding on Rocky Mountain locusts in Nebraska, some of them consuming large numbers, as shown below. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The man who would shoot and eat any of the song-birds, woodpeckers, or shorebirds that worked for me, I would surely molest. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation |
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