Surveys and Habitat Use of the Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) During Fall Migration Along the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada, 2014

• Main Authors: Smith, F. M., Watts, B. D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Northwest Territories; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Morrison; Sheila; Barrier Islands; Numenius phaeopus; Whimbrel; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/ccb_reports/329; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/ccb_reports/article/1328/viewcontent/ccbtr_15_02_Smith_Fall_Acadian_Peninsula_Whimbrel_Surveys_2014.pdf

The whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a large, highly migratory shorebird that breeds in arctic and sub-arctic latitudes and winters in the tropics. The North American race (N.p. hudsonicus) includes three disjunct breeding populations, all of which winter primarily in Central and South America. The t...