Aug 2007

Good Article on Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

Click on the link below & it'll take you to an article by Clay & Pat Sutton...

"An August Blizzard of Hummingbirds"

http://www.capemaytimes.com/birds/nature-of-the-cape/07-hummingbirds.htm

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BirdLife International article: Contributing factors sought as Red Knot population plummets

http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2007/08/red_knot_report.html

Malibu Beach

I wasn't out on any 'official' shorebird counting but had an
appointment near by Malibu Beach & decided to take a short walk along
the blvd (beacuse MB is a posted/restricted beach) & see what
birds were on the sod banks since it was low tide. I couldn't help but
notice that the OC end of MB had plenty of people & dogs... I'm
guessing this area has been given to them? Anyway, lots of
Semipalmated sandpipers (SPS) (100's), Ruddy T's & Semipalmated
Plovers mixed in the groups of SPS, a few Black-bellied Plovers & 1
Amr. Oystercatcher. I didn't have a scope with me so I wasn't able to
scan the group for other species.

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AC Press article: Piping plover pairs thrive, but not in N.J.

Piping plover pairs thrive, but not in N.J.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/top_three/story/7494527p-7390434c.html