This species is seen nearly every Fall near Seattle, but Minnesota!! That's a wow.
Richard Carlson Tucson & Lake Tahoe Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2016, at 7:00 AM, MOU-NET automatic digest system > <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are 5 messages totaling 170 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, Carver County (3) > 2. MRVAC Program thisThursday > 3. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper information > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:36:57 -0500 > From: Bob Dunlap <[email protected]> > Subject: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, Carver County > > Several of us are looking at the sandpiper right now, Wednesday morning > 7:30. > > Bob Dunlap > bobthebirdman.com > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:02:29 -0500 > From: Steve Weston <[email protected]> > Subject: MRVAC Program thisThursday > > Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter > Program September 22, 2016 - 7:30 pm > Social Learning, Signaling, and Deception in Blue Jays > Virginia Heinen - University of Minnesota > > Being in a social group has advantages: by watching others, you can learn > where the food is and save time searching for it yourself. But social > learning is not always the best option: what if your social partners are > wrong, or what if they're trying to deceive you? Research from the Stephens > Experimental Ecology Laboratory explores how blue jays balance social and > personal information, manage cooperative feeding and what happens when a > signaler wants to lie. > > *When:* Please join us on the 4th Thursday of the month from 7:00-7:30 pm > to socialize over cookies. A brief business meeting and the featured > speaker begin at 7:30 pm. The meeting will conclude before 9:00 pm. > > *Where:* Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3801 > American Blvd E, Bloomington. Accessible by Hiawatha Light Rail line, get > off at the American Blvd. stop. Driving, take Hwy 494 to 34th Ave – go > south to American Blvd; turn left, go 2 blocks. Use the staff entrance in > the middle of the building. > > *MRVAC meetings are free and open to the public.* > > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > [email protected] > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:09:20 +0000 > From: Warren Woessner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, Carver County > > ST Sandpiper still present at noon Wed > Warren > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Dunlap > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, Carver > County > > Several of us are looking at the sandpiper right now, Wednesday morning > 7:30. > > Bob Dunlap > bobthebirdman.com > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:58:40 -0500 > From: Liz Harper <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, Carver County > > Still present 550 pm > >> On September 21, 2016 2:09:20 PM CDT, Warren Woessner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> ST Sandpiper still present at noon Wed >> Warren >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob >> Dunlap >> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:37 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [mou-net] Sharp-tailed Sandpiper present Wednesday morning, >> Carver County >> >> Several of us are looking at the sandpiper right now, Wednesday morning >> 7:30. >> >> Bob Dunlap >> bobthebirdman.com >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 02:42:37 +0000 > From: Jason Caddy <[email protected]> > Subject: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper information > > Since most NA field guides only give a short blip about the Sharp-tailed > Sandpiper being a vagrant to the US mostly found on the Pacific coast and > casual inland that is similar to the Pectoral Sandpiper, I thought I would > share a bit more information on this interesting bird. > > Like many sandpiper species, the most intriguing thing about the Sharp-tailed > Sandpiper is its incredible migration. The birds "winter" (austral summer) in > Australia, New Zealand, and many South Pacific islands. They then migrate > along the east Asian coast and fly overland to get to their Arctic Siberian > breeding grounds. The adults head back south overland but a large number of > juvenile birds are theorized to stage in Alaska. These juvenile birds then > fly over the open Pacific Ocean to their "wintering" grounds. Thus, it is > likely that the individual found in Carver county was born in Siberia after > its parents had come all the way from the South Pacific. It traveled east to > Alaska, got mixed up with some Pectoral Sandpipers and headed on their > southward migration, perhaps eventually ending up in South America. Quite a > journey for a bird that was just born over the summer. > > Also, showing the flexible abilities of shorebirds, the Sharp-tailed > Sandpiper prefers to stay inland in Australia during the winter if there are > adequate rains. This provides energy savings by shortening their migratory > journey to the southeastern Australian coast. > > The Birdlife Australia website describes the Sharp-tailed as the most > dinky-di of all shorebirds in Australia. Apparently, a well deserved > compliment! > > > Jason Caddy > > Minneapolis > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 20 Sep 2016 to 21 Sep 2016 (#2016-89) > ************************************************************* ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
