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--bcaec5299f59ab05ea04ab5d1246 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Much appreciated Andy. For anyone feeling this sounds vaguely familiar, you likely read "Last of the Curlews" by Fred Bosworth, years ago (1955 or later). While a bit anthropomorphic in places (?), it seems that Bosworth caught the perils of shorebird migration remarkably well. I happened to reread it within the past year. http://www.amazon.com/Curlews-Edwin-Library-Nature-Classics/dp/0396091865 Rick Whitman On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca> wrote: > 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. > > ******************************************************************************* > > --bcaec5299f59ab05ea04ab5d1246 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Much appreciated Andy.<div><br></div><div>For anyone feeling this sounds va= guely familiar, you likely read "Last of the Curlews" by Fred Bos= worth, years ago (1955 or later). While a bit anthropomorphic in places (?)= , it seems that Bosworth caught the perils of shorebird migration remarkabl= y well. I happened to reread it within the past year.</div> <div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Curlews-Edwin-Library-= Nature-Classics/dp/0396091865">http://www.amazon.com/Curlews-Edwin-Library-= Nature-Classics/dp/0396091865</a></div><div><br></div><div>Rick Whitman</di= v> <div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:38 PM, An= drew Horn <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:aghorn@dal.ca">aghorn@dal= .ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>For all who = wonder what those nifty but unfortunate Wilma- and Earl-blown=A0(and now, I= rene-blown?)=A0vagrant birds went (or are about to go) through, the blurb b= elow 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><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0= px"> <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" target=3D"_blank">mdwils@wm.edu</a>></fon= t></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:1= 2.0px 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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" s= ize=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">"<a href=3D"mailto:waterbird= snetwork@lists.fws.gov" target=3D"_blank">waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov</= a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov" target=3D"_= blank">waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helveti= ca" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>[waterbirdsnetwork] Track= ing 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 y= ou via a group e-mail service created to communicate information related to= waterbirds and waterbird conservation. =A0Thank you for supporting the Wat= erbird Conservation for the Americas initiative.<br> ***************************************************************************= ****<br><br><br>Scientists Track Shorebird into Hurricane Irene<br><br>(Wil= liamsburg, VA)---Scientists have tracked a migrating shorebird into Hurrica= ne Irene. =A0The shorebird, a whimbrel migrating from Canada to South Ameri= ca left Southampton Island in upper Hudson Bay on Saturday, flew out over t= he open ocean and appears to have encountered the outer bands of Irene on T= uesday. =A0The bird named Chinquapin flew through the dangerous northeast q= uadrant of the storm during the day on Wednesday. =A0It is being tracked by= a small satellite transmitter and is scheduled to transmit a new set of po= sitions within the next day. =A0In 2010 this same bird flew around Tropical= Storm Colin while a second bird flew into the storm and did not survive.<b= r> <br>The long-term tracking study has documented several previous encounters= between whimbrel and major storms. =A0Earlier in August one of the birds f= lew through Tropical Storm Gert in the North Atlantic. =A0This bird encount= ered high headwinds for 27 hours averaging only 9 miles per hour. =A0Once t= hrough 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. =A0<br> <br>Updated tracking maps may be viewed online.<br><br><a href=3D"http://ww= w.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm" target=3D"_blank">ht= tp://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm</a><br><br>How= migratory birds navigate around and survive major storm systems has been a= n open question to science. =A0Achieving an understanding of this process i= s important because the Caribbean Basin is a major flyway for many bird spe= cies moving from breeding grounds in North American to winter in South Amer= ica and their migrations coincide with the period of highest hurricane form= ation. =A0Changes in storm frequency, intensity, or distribution may have i= mplications 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 C= onservancy, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Virginia Coastal Zone M= anagement Program, and Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences.<br> <br>Media Contacs<br>Dr. Bryan D. Watts, Director, College of William and M= ary& Virginia Commonwealth University, <a href=3D"mailto:bdwatt@wm.edu"= target=3D"_blank">bdwatt@wm.edu</a>, <a href=3D"tel:%28757%29%20221-2247" = value=3D"+17572212247" target=3D"_blank">(757) 221-2247</a> office<br> Fletcher M. Smith, Biologist, Center for Conservation Biology, <a href=3D"t= el:757-221-1617" value=3D"+17572211617" target=3D"_blank">757-221-1617</a><= br>Tim Keyes, Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, = <a href=3D"mailto:tim.keyes@gadnr.org" target=3D"_blank">tim.keyes@gadnr.or= g</a> , =A0<a href=3D"tel:%28912%29%20262%203191" value=3D"+19122623191" ta= rget=3D"_blank">(912) 262 3191</a> (office)<br> Brad Winn, Manomet Center for Conservation Science, <a href=3D"mailto:bwinn= @manomet.org" target=3D"_blank">bwinn@manomet.org</a><br><br><br><br>Michae= l 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: <a href=3D"tel:757-2= 21-1649" value=3D"+17572211649" target=3D"_blank">757-221-1649</a><br>fax: = <a href=3D"tel:757-221-1650" value=3D"+17572211650" target=3D"_blank">757-2= 21-1650</a><br> email: mdwils@wm.edu= <br>web: <a href=3D"http://www.ccb-wm.org" target=3D"_blank">www.ccb-wm.org= </a><br><br><br><br><br><br>***********************************************= ********************************<br> Members of the WaterbirdsNetwork list can write to all other members by sen= ding email to <a href=3D"mailto:waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov" target=3D"= _blank">waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov</a>. Any interested party can join = the list if they send a blank email to <a href=3D"mailto:waterbirdsnetwork-= request@lists.fws.gov" target=3D"_blank">waterbirdsnetwork-request@lists.fw= s.gov</a> with the word "subscribe" in the subject line. =A0<br> ***************************************************************************= ****<br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br> </div> --bcaec5299f59ab05ea04ab5d1246--
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