[NatureNS] Fwd: [waterbirdsnetwork] Tracking a Shorebird into Hurricane Irene

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Hi all,

For all who wonder what those nifty but unfortunate Wilma- and Earl- 
blown (and now, Irene-blown?) vagrant birds went (or are about to go)  
through, the blurb below might be of interest.

Cheers,
Andy Horn
Halifax

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> From: "Wilson, Michael D" <mdwils@wm.edu>
> Date: August 25, 2011 4:53:37 PM ADT
> To: "waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov"  
> <waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov>
> Subject: [waterbirdsnetwork] Tracking a Shorebird into Hurricane Irene
>
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>
> Scientists Track Shorebird into Hurricane Irene
>
> (Williamsburg, VA)---Scientists have tracked a migrating shorebird  
> into Hurricane Irene.  The shorebird, a whimbrel migrating from  
> Canada to South America left Southampton Island in upper Hudson Bay  
> on Saturday, flew out over the open ocean and appears to have  
> encountered the outer bands of Irene on Tuesday.  The bird named  
> Chinquapin flew through the dangerous northeast quadrant of the  
> storm during the day on Wednesday.  It is being tracked by a small  
> satellite transmitter and is scheduled to transmit a new set of  
> positions within the next day.  In 2010 this same bird flew around  
> Tropical Storm Colin while a second bird flew into the storm and did  
> not survive.
>
> The long-term tracking study has documented several previous  
> encounters between whimbrel and major storms.  Earlier in August one  
> of the birds flew through Tropical Storm Gert in the North  
> Atlantic.  This bird encountered high headwinds for 27 hours  
> averaging only 9 miles per hour.  Once through the storm, flight  
> speed increased to more than 90 miles per hour as the bird was  
> pushed by significant tail winds and made it back to Cape Cod,  
> Massachusetts. In 2008, a bird was tracked into Hurricane Hanna and  
> landed in the Bahamas only to be hit later by Hurricane Ike.
>
> Updated tracking maps may be viewed online.
>
> http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm
>
> How migratory birds navigate around and survive major storm systems  
> has been an open question to science.  Achieving an understanding of  
> this process is important because the Caribbean Basin is a major  
> flyway for many bird species moving from breeding grounds in North  
> American to winter in South America and their migrations coincide  
> with the period of highest hurricane formation.  Changes in storm  
> frequency, intensity, or distribution may have implications for  
> timing and routes of migratory movements.
>
> This tracking project is a collaborative effort between The Center  
> for Conservation Biology, Georgia Department of Natural Resources,  
> The Nature Conservancy, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the  
> Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, and Manomet Center for  
> Conservation Sciences.
>
> Media Contacs
> Dr. Bryan D. Watts, Director, College of William and Mary& Virginia  
> Commonwealth University, bdwatt@wm.edu, (757) 221-2247 office
> Fletcher M. Smith, Biologist, Center for Conservation Biology,  
> 757-221-1617
> Tim Keyes, Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural  
> Resources, tim.keyes@gadnr.org ,  (912) 262 3191 (office)
> Brad Winn, Manomet Center for Conservation Science, bwinn@manomet.org
>
>
>
> Michael Wilson
> Center for Conservation Biology
> College of William and Mary & Virginia Commonwealth University
> P.O. Box 8795
> Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
> phone: 757-221-1649
> fax: 757-221-1650
> email: mdwils@wm.edu
> web: www.ccb-wm.org
>
>
>
>
>
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>For =
all who wonder what those nifty but unfortunate Wilma- and =
Earl-blown&nbsp;(and now, Irene-blown?)&nbsp;vagrant birds went (or are =
about to go) through, the blurb below might be of =
interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy =
Horn</div><div>Halifax<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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</div><div>***************************************************************=
****************<br>This message comes to you via a group e-mail service =
created to communicate information related to waterbirds and waterbird =
conservation. &nbsp;Thank you for supporting the Waterbird Conservation =
for the Americas =
initiative.<br>***********************************************************=
********************<br><br><br>Scientists Track Shorebird into =
Hurricane Irene<br><br>(Williamsburg, VA)---Scientists have tracked a =
migrating shorebird into Hurricane Irene. &nbsp;The shorebird, a =
whimbrel migrating from Canada to South America left Southampton Island =
in upper Hudson Bay on Saturday, flew out over the open ocean and =
appears to have encountered the outer bands of Irene on Tuesday. =
&nbsp;The bird named Chinquapin flew through the dangerous northeast =
quadrant of the storm during the day on Wednesday. &nbsp;It is being =
tracked by a small satellite transmitter and is scheduled to transmit a =
new set of positions within the next day. &nbsp;In 2010 this same bird =
flew around Tropical Storm Colin while a second bird flew into the storm =
and did not survive.<br><br>The long-term tracking study has documented =
several previous encounters between whimbrel and major storms. =
&nbsp;Earlier in August one of the birds flew through Tropical Storm =
Gert in the North Atlantic. &nbsp;This bird encountered high headwinds =
for 27 hours averaging only 9 miles per hour. &nbsp;Once through the =
storm, flight speed increased to more than 90 miles per hour as the bird =
was pushed by significant tail winds and made it back to Cape Cod, =
Massachusetts. In 2008, a bird was tracked into Hurricane Hanna and =
landed in the Bahamas only to be hit later by Hurricane Ike. =
&nbsp;<br><br>Updated tracking maps may be viewed online.<br><br><a =
href=3D"http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm">ht=
tp://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm</a><br><br>Ho=
w migratory birds navigate around and survive major storm systems has =
been an open question to science. &nbsp;Achieving an understanding of =
this process is important because the Caribbean Basin is a major flyway =
for many bird species moving from breeding grounds in North American to =
winter in South America and their migrations coincide with the period of =
highest hurricane formation. &nbsp;Changes in storm frequency, =
intensity, or distribution may have implications for timing and routes =
of migratory movements.<br><br>This tracking project is a collaborative =
effort between The Center for Conservation Biology, Georgia Department =
of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife =
Service, the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, and Manomet =
Center for Conservation Sciences.<br><br>Media Contacs<br>Dr. Bryan D. =
Watts, Director, College of William and Mary&amp; Virginia Commonwealth =
University, bdwatt@wm.edu, (757) 221-2247 office<br>Fletcher M. Smith, =
Biologist, Center for Conservation Biology, 757-221-1617<br>Tim Keyes, =
Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, =
tim.keyes@gadnr.org , &nbsp;(912) 262 3191 (office)<br>Brad Winn, =
Manomet Center for Conservation Science, =
bwinn@manomet.org<br><br><br><br>Michael Wilson<br>Center for =
Conservation Biology<br>College of William and Mary &amp; Virginia =
Commonwealth University<br>P.O. Box 8795<br>Williamsburg, VA =
23187-8795<br>phone: 757-221-1649<br>fax: 757-221-1650<br>email: =
mdwils@wm.edu<br>web: =
www.ccb-wm.org<br><br><br><br><br><br>************************************=
*******************************************<br>Members of the =
WaterbirdsNetwork list can write to all other members by sending email =
to waterbirdsnetwork@lists.fws.gov. Any interested party can join the =
list if they send a blank email to =
waterbirdsnetwork-request@lists.fws.gov with the word "subscribe" in the =
subject line. =
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