Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making ...
Western sandpipers are tiny shorebirds that weigh about as much as a slice of bread. Every spring, they migrate from their wintering grounds as far south as Peru to breeding sites in Alaska and ...
We used 8 years of live recapture data (1998-2005) to estimate apparent annual survival for male (n = 237) and female (n = 296) Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) breeding on a 36-ha plot on the ...
The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is the first time the species has been seen in Norfolk with ...
Abstract. We report that a latitudinal cline in intertidal food distribution is associated with the nonbreeding distribution of the Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri). This novel result is the first ...
The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is the first time the species has been seen in Norfolk with ...
The juvenile bird measures 15cm (6in) from tail to bill The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is ...