Spring migration of shorebirds on the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska.: An article from: Wilson Bulletin
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Author(s)Brad A. Andres, Brian T. Browne
PublisherWilson Ornithological Society
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From the author: During spring 1996 and 1997, we conducted ground surveys at high tide to determine species composition, numbers, and timing of spring shorebird migration on the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska. Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and Dunlins (C. alpina) were the most abundant shorebirds we observed in the Seal Creek-Ahrnklin River estuary; we also observed large aggregations of Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa beringiae). Using information on turnover rates of radio-tagged Western Sandpipers, we estimated that about 101,000 small calidridine sandpipers used the Seal Creek-Ahrnklin River estuary as a spring migration stopover annually in 1996 and 1997. From previous aerial survey data on shorebird distribution, we estimated that the entire Yakutat Forelands supports a spring population of more than 350,000 migrant shorebirds. Therefore, the forelands is an important stopover site to migratory shorebirds and should be included in the network of international stopover sites needed to conserve shorebirds migrating along the Pacific coast.
Citation Details
Title: Spring migration of shorebirds on the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska.
Author: Brad A. Andres
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: v110 Issue: n3 Page: p326(6)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: During spring 1996 and 1997, we conducted ground surveys at high tide to determine species composition, numbers, and timing of spring shorebird migration on the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska. Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and Dunlins (C. alpina) were the most abundant shorebirds we observed in the Seal Creek-Ahrnklin River estuary; we also observed large aggregations of Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa beringiae). Using information on turnover rates of radio-tagged Western Sandpipers, we estimated that about 101,000 small calidridine sandpipers used the Seal Creek-Ahrnklin River estuary as a spring migration stopover annually in 1996 and 1997. From previous aerial survey data on shorebird distribution, we estimated that the entire Yakutat Forelands supports a spring population of more than 350,000 migrant shorebirds. Therefore, the forelands is an important stopover site to migratory shorebirds and should be included in the network of international stopover sites needed to conserve shorebirds migrating along the Pacific coast.
Citation Details
Title: Spring migration of shorebirds on the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska.
Author: Brad A. Andres
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: v110 Issue: n3 Page: p326(6)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
