Folks

  A bit farther south, here at the latitude of San Francisco we are seeing
an unusual number of Red-necked Phalaropes migrating along the immediate
coast (rather than offshore) or staging in small numbers on coastal ponds.
It hasn’t been very windy right here on the coast, maybe something offshore
is causing this. Its superb to see these brightly plumaged alternate females
only a few feet away in little ponds, but I worry about the state of the
birds.

Regards

Alvaro

Alvaro Jaramillo
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:52 AM
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> Subject: [SHOREBIRDS] Oregon shorebirds
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> Folks,
>
> Since I saw a David Fix message forwarded to Shorebirds, the reason we
> here on the west coast have been talking shorebirds is this year has
> been spectacular for shorebirds along the coast.  The past week and a
> half have been amazing, with record counts and high numbers of birds
> moving right along the beach.  Yesterday was awesome, here is my post to
> Oregon Birders On Line:
>
> "Kathy just returned from a full survey at Bandon Marsh NWR in Coos  Cty
> Oregon and the numbers of birds she reports is outstanding.  She
> estimated 60,000 Western Sandpipers, 4000 Dunlin, 500 Least  Sandpipers,
> a record breaking 750 Semipalmated Plovers, 4 Long- billed Curlews, 78
> Dowitchers presumably mostly Short-bills, 3  Whimbrels, and a very
> excellent 22 Red Knots.  A Peregrine Falcon  was up to the usual
> harassment.
>
> We did see one Ruddy Turnstone fly by the beach this morning too.
>
> Awesome!"
>
> Cheers
> Dave Lauten and Kathy Castelein
> Bandon OR
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