I recall birding in southern Minnesota in my youth and the date June 17
sticks in my mind as when we would get out to look for the first returning
Lesser Yellowlegs.
Based on the shorebird resource compiled by Kelling, it appears that
Black-bellied Plover is the most unusual of the recent shorebird reports.
Bill E
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From: "Geo Kloppel" <[email protected]>
To: "cayugabirdlist L" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] S-b Dowitcher, Black-bellied Plovers - MNWR
Sunday
If you Google "shorebirds" + "failed breeders" you'll get a lot of
hits, and you'll see the word 'presumed' again and again. The Ontario
Field Ornithologists website offers a more cautious assessment:
"Failed Breeders: Most adult shorebirds do not stay long on the
breeding grounds after nest failure or loss of chicks. Some very
early or earlier than normal first migrants in full alternate
(breeding) plumage may be failed breeders. However, adults of most
species appear at the same time every year suggesting that the
“failed breeders” explanation is questionable in many cases."
http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/southboundshorebirds.php
When deciding how early is early enough in the Cayuga Basin to risk
floating the "failed breeder" explanation, Steve Kelling's shorebird
bar chart might be useful:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/firstrecords/shorebirds.htm
-Geo
Geo Kloppel
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