Bird of the Week – Pectoral Sandpiper
WC warned you there are lots of shorebirds in Alaska. Here’s another. The Pectoral Sandpiper passes through in migration en route to coastal areas for breeding.
Pectoral Sandpiper, Airport Ponds, Fairbanks
The distinctive, abrupt change from heavy streaking to pure white in the middle of the chest is a pretty good field mark. The male has an inflatable throat sac, which expands and contracts rhythmically during his display flights. The resulting vocalization is a series of hollow hoots, and is one of the most unusual sounds heard in summer on arctic tundra. This species winters on the pampas of Argentina, a remarkable migration, as much as 30,000 miles a year.
Camera geek stuff: f9, 1/800, ISO800.
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New geologic rift discovered that divides America North to South. It is called “It’s Obama’s Fault” line where mostly whjite tectonic plates have gone South in more ways than one.
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Jeb Bush is bi-racial. Check his left hand in photos.
Why all the dead whales of a sudden? They choking on cruise ship discharge?
Dagian,jump in here and explain what happens when two different birds of a feather see their shadows in Alaska.