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--Apple-Mail-9-990062472 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, For all who wonder what those nifty but unfortunate Wilma- and Earl- blown (and now, Irene-blown?) vagrant birds went (or are about to go) through, the blurb below might be of interest. Cheers, Andy Horn Halifax Begin forwarded message: > From: "Wilson, Michael D" <mdwils@wm.edu> > Date: August 25, 2011 4:53:37 PM ADT > To: "waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov" > <waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov> > Subject: [waterbirdsnetwork] Tracking a Shorebird into Hurricane Irene > > ******************************************************************************* > This message comes to you via a group e-mail service created to > communicate information related to waterbirds and waterbird > conservation. Thank you for supporting the Waterbird Conservation > for the Americas initiative. > ******************************************************************************* > > > Scientists Track Shorebird into Hurricane Irene > > (Williamsburg, VA)---Scientists have tracked a migrating shorebird > into Hurricane Irene. The shorebird, a whimbrel migrating from > Canada to South America left Southampton Island in upper Hudson Bay > on Saturday, flew out over the open ocean and appears to have > encountered the outer bands of Irene on Tuesday. The bird named > Chinquapin flew through the dangerous northeast quadrant of the > storm during the day on Wednesday. It is being tracked by a small > satellite transmitter and is scheduled to transmit a new set of > positions within the next day. In 2010 this same bird flew around > Tropical Storm Colin while a second bird flew into the storm and did > not survive. > > The long-term tracking study has documented several previous > encounters between whimbrel and major storms. Earlier in August one > of the birds flew through Tropical Storm Gert in the North > Atlantic. This bird encountered high headwinds for 27 hours > averaging only 9 miles per hour. Once through the storm, flight > speed increased to more than 90 miles per hour as the bird was > pushed by significant tail winds and made it back to Cape Cod, > Massachusetts. In 2008, a bird was tracked into Hurricane Hanna and > landed in the Bahamas only to be hit later by Hurricane Ike. > > Updated tracking maps may be viewed online. > > http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm > > How migratory birds navigate around and survive major storm systems > has been an open question to science. Achieving an understanding of > this process is important because the Caribbean Basin is a major > flyway for many bird species moving from breeding grounds in North > American to winter in South America and their migrations coincide > with the period of highest hurricane formation. Changes in storm > frequency, intensity, or distribution may have implications for > timing and routes of migratory movements. > > This tracking project is a collaborative effort between The Center > for Conservation Biology, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, > The Nature Conservancy, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the > Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, and Manomet Center for > Conservation Sciences. > > Media Contacs > Dr. Bryan D. Watts, Director, College of William and Mary& Virginia > Commonwealth University, bdwatt@wm.edu, (757) 221-2247 office > Fletcher M. Smith, Biologist, Center for Conservation Biology, > 757-221-1617 > Tim Keyes, Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural > Resources, tim.keyes@gadnr.org , (912) 262 3191 (office) > Brad Winn, Manomet Center for Conservation Science, bwinn@manomet.org > > > > Michael Wilson > Center for Conservation Biology > College of William and Mary & Virginia Commonwealth University > P.O. Box 8795 > Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 > phone: 757-221-1649 > fax: 757-221-1650 > email: mdwils@wm.edu > web: www.ccb-wm.org > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Members of the WaterbirdsNetwork list can write to all other members > by sending email to waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov. Any interested > party can join the list if they send a blank email to waterbirdsnetwork-request@lists.fws.gov > with the word "subscribe" in the subject line. > ******************************************************************************* > --Apple-Mail-9-990062472 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>For = all who wonder what those nifty but unfortunate Wilma- and = Earl-blown (and now, Irene-blown?) vagrant birds went (or are = about to go) through, the blurb below might be of = interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy = Horn</div><div>Halifax<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Wilson, Michael D" <<a = href=3D"mailto:mdwils@wm.edu">mdwils@wm.edu</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">August 25, 2011 4:53:37 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a = href=3D"mailto:waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov">waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fw= s.gov</a>" <<a = href=3D"mailto:waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov">waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fw= s.gov</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[waterbirdsnetwork] Tracking a = Shorebird into Hurricane Irene</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </div><div>***************************************************************= ****************<br>This message comes to you via a group e-mail service = created to communicate information related to waterbirds and waterbird = conservation. Thank you for supporting the Waterbird Conservation = for the Americas = initiative.<br>***********************************************************= ********************<br><br><br>Scientists Track Shorebird into = Hurricane Irene<br><br>(Williamsburg, VA)---Scientists have tracked a = migrating shorebird into Hurricane Irene. The shorebird, a = whimbrel migrating from Canada to South America left Southampton Island = in upper Hudson Bay on Saturday, flew out over the open ocean and = appears to have encountered the outer bands of Irene on Tuesday. = The bird named Chinquapin flew through the dangerous northeast = quadrant of the storm during the day on Wednesday. It is being = tracked by a small satellite transmitter and is scheduled to transmit a = new set of positions within the next day. In 2010 this same bird = flew around Tropical Storm Colin while a second bird flew into the storm = and did not survive.<br><br>The long-term tracking study has documented = several previous encounters between whimbrel and major storms. = Earlier in August one of the birds flew through Tropical Storm = Gert in the North Atlantic. This bird encountered high headwinds = for 27 hours averaging only 9 miles per hour. Once through the = storm, flight speed increased to more than 90 miles per hour as the bird = was pushed by significant tail winds and made it back to Cape Cod, = Massachusetts. In 2008, a bird was tracked into Hurricane Hanna and = landed in the Bahamas only to be hit later by Hurricane Ike. = <br><br>Updated tracking maps may be viewed online.<br><br><a = href=3D"http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm">ht= tp://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm</a><br><br>Ho= w migratory birds navigate around and survive major storm systems has = been an open question to science. Achieving an understanding of = this process is important because the Caribbean Basin is a major flyway = for many bird species moving from breeding grounds in North American to = winter in South America and their migrations coincide with the period of = highest hurricane formation. Changes in storm frequency, = intensity, or distribution may have implications for timing and routes = of migratory movements.<br><br>This tracking project is a collaborative = effort between The Center for Conservation Biology, Georgia Department = of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife = Service, the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, and Manomet = Center for Conservation Sciences.<br><br>Media Contacs<br>Dr. Bryan D. = Watts, Director, College of William and Mary& Virginia Commonwealth = University, bdwatt@wm.edu, (757) 221-2247 office<br>Fletcher M. Smith, = Biologist, Center for Conservation Biology, 757-221-1617<br>Tim Keyes, = Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, = tim.keyes@gadnr.org , (912) 262 3191 (office)<br>Brad Winn, = Manomet Center for Conservation Science, = bwinn@manomet.org<br><br><br><br>Michael Wilson<br>Center for = Conservation Biology<br>College of William and Mary & Virginia = Commonwealth University<br>P.O. Box 8795<br>Williamsburg, VA = 23187-8795<br>phone: 757-221-1649<br>fax: 757-221-1650<br>email: = mdwils@wm.edu<br>web: = www.ccb-wm.org<br><br><br><br><br><br>************************************= *******************************************<br>Members of the = WaterbirdsNetwork list can write to all other members by sending email = to waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov. Any interested party can join the = list if they send a blank email to = waterbirdsnetwork-request@lists.fws.gov with the word "subscribe" in the = subject line. = <br>****************************************************************= *************** = <br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-9-990062472--
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