The Changing Bay of Fundy—Beyond 400 Years FACTORS AFFECTING MOVEMENT OF SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS (Calidris pusilla) MIGRATING THROUGH THE UPPER BAY OF FUNDY
The upper Bay of Fundy is a key migratory stopover point for Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla), a small shorebird which breeds in the Arctic and winters in northern South America. One to two million birds—between 40 percent and 75 percent of the world’s population—visit local mudflats annua...
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Summary: | The upper Bay of Fundy is a key migratory stopover point for Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla), a small shorebird which breeds in the Arctic and winters in northern South America. One to two million birds—between 40 percent and 75 percent of the world’s population—visit local mudflats annually, the majority from late July to late August (Hicklin 1987; Mawhinney et al. 1993). Many |
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