Observations of migrants and other birds in Palau, April-May 2005, including the first Micronesian record of a Richard’s Pipit

• Main Authors: Eric A. Vanderwerf, Gary J. Wiles, Ann P. Marshall
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Although we did not observe large numbers of any migrant; four species (Greater Sand-Plover [Charadrius leschenaultii; Common Sandpiper
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.392.9839; http://www.uog.edu/up/micronesica/dynamicdata/assetmanager/images/pdf/vanderwerf-palau.pdf

Abstract—This paper reports on the occurrence and abundance of 48 migrant and resident bird species observed in the Palau Islands of western Micronesia from 22 April to 17 May 2005. Species accounts are presented for 41 migrants, including 23 shorebirds, eight land birds, seven egrets and herons, and three terns and gulls, and seven resident birds, including four waterbirds, two passerines, and one seabird. Noteworthy sightings include the first record of a Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) in Micronesia, the first confirmed record of a Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) in Palau, and second published records of Great Egret