NOTE: I am forwarding this on behalf of the research in hopes that some of = our MN birders who are inclined to travel and see LBCUs will report their = observations to aid in the study & conservation of this species. Please do = not reply directly to this email message. Please reply instead to Daniel = Ackerman (see below) Thanks! LG:
The Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large (length 23 inches) = and conspicuous shorebird with a long, decurved bill being its most = distinctive feature. The curlews' preferred habitat is dry,native = shortgrass prairie on gently rolling terrain (mainly found in the southwestern portion of North = Dakota). This species has become quite rare, and little information is available concerning its abundance = and distribution in North Dakota. =20 For a full-color version of the LONG-BILLED CURLEW REPORTING FORM &/or to = submit reports, please contact: Daniel S. Ackerman, University of North Dakota, Department of Biology, = P.O. Box 9019, Grand Forks,ND, 58202-9019 or email: [email protected], 701-777-9437.) Otherwise, the information request includes: -Date:=20 -Observer: =20 -Observer Telephone Number: (email address also = would be very helpful) -County: -Number Observed: Adult:______ Young:_______ -Location: Distance and direction from nearest town, GPS coordinates,or = legal description -Brief Description of Habitat: -Comments:
