The unique development of an inflatable sac that amplifies the low-pitched hooting vocalizations of male
Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos) during flights over their Arctic breeding territories is illustrated (p.
Washington, August 10 ( ANI ): Polygynous male
pectoral sandpipers that sleep the least sire the most young during the breeding season, according to a new study.
Spotted redshanks were at Porthmadog's Llyn Bach and Morfa Madryn near Llanfairfechan, and two
pectoral sandpipers were on the border at RSPB Inner Marsh Farm.
We used a combination of modeling and field studies to determine the spring migration strategy of
Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos).
In August 1988, a year when low water generated extensive mudflats, 1150
Pectoral Sandpipers were counted at the site.
Pectoral sandpipers breed in North America and Siberia but are extending their range.
However, in contrast to that study, we found that the two most common shorebirds, semipalmated and
pectoral sandpipers, did not show a preference for nesting in wetter habitats and nested in similar densities across the habitat types at the Teshekpuk site.
Pectoral sandpipers should spend the winter in South America, but I don't think the Marshside bird will be taking on the Atlantic again this year.
American golden-plovers, long-billed dowitchers,
pectoral sandpipers, and western sandpipers selected for salt marshes, although three of these species (long-billed dowitchers,
pectoral sandpipers, and western sandpipers) also selected for pond edge, which was often interspersed with salt marsh across our study site.
Pectoral sandpipers continue to enjoy their best autumn ever in our region -one was spotted on Ainsdale beach,another on the River Clwyd.
Pectoral sandpipers were commonly observed throughout the region, but only in small flocks of 1-5 individuals.
Bar-tailed godwits, semipalmated sandpipers,
pectoral sandpipers, long-billed dowitchers, and red phalaropes occurred most frequently in the clusters in the west and decreased to the east.
pectoral sandpiper - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting