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Shore Birds



Just received this forwarded message.  We may be getting some early shore
birds if this is a generalized problem.

>I just came back from Churchill, Manitoba yesterday, July 2, and thought
you
>would be interested in knowing that the university people studying
shorebirds
>found 75% less nesting shorebirds this year as compared to last year.  The
>tundra phenology is over 10 days behind normal and there was poor weather
for
>nesting. Many of the birds have already flown south.
>The good news is we saw the Ross's gull in beautiful pink plumage, plus
>beluga whales, cross fox, (color morph of red fox), and caribou.
>Sharon Johnson
>Leader, Michigan Audubon eco-tours

Marilyn Westphal/Hendersonville  email:  mjwestphal@unca.edu