[obol] Shorebirds are returning, please report all L. Yellowlegs

[DAVID IRONS]

Greetings All,

Over the past three migratory periods (two springs one fall) the numbers of 
Lesser Yellowlegs reported have been extremely low.  During the most recent 
spring season there were less than 20 reported statewide for the season.  
Now that the southbound shorebird migrations are commencing I would ask that 
you please make sure to report all the Lesser Yellowlegs you see so we  can 
continue to monitor this disturbing trend.  Greater Yellowlegs also made a 
poor showing during Spring 2006, but seemed to rebound back to normal 
numbers during the most recent spring migration.

Hopefully Craig's report will be the first of many of both Yellowlegs 
species.

Thanks,

Dave Irons


>From: Craig Miller <gismiller at gmail.com>
>To: COBOL <cobol at lists.oregonstate.edu>,  OBOL <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
>Subject: [obol] Shorebirds are returning
>Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:11:46 -0700
>
>Hi all,
>
>I made a quick trip out to Hatfield Lake for a shorebird count today and
>found 9 species of shorebirds. They include: Killdeer (6), Greater
>Yellowlegs (3), Lesser Yellowlegs (2), Spotted Sandpiper (7 including
>young), Western Sandpiper (1), Least Sandpiper (6), Short-billed
>Dowitcher (1), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), and Wilson's Phalarope (12).
>
>They were all located on the "near" pond. The two dowitchers were
>hanging out together; they looked quite different from each other, and
>they both gave definitive calls.
>
>Craig Miller
>Bend
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