[NatureNS] spotted sandpiper hatch and sheltering behavior

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:44:59 -0700
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] spotted sandpiper hatch and sheltering =
behavior
> Date: June 28, 2015 at 11:43:14 AM PDT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Julie Paquet <Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca>
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> Yes, Nancy is hinting here that she knows about the fact that female =
spotted sandpipers are aggressive territory-formers and are often =
polyandrous, i.e., courting and mating with successive multiple males, =
which in turn do the work of incubating the eggs and then raising the =
hatchlings to independence.  See the following Cornell web site for the =
straight goods on this common and widespread species. =20
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> Spotted Sandpiper, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell ...
> www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spotted_Sandpiper/lifehistory
> Learn how to identify Spotted Sandpiper, its life history, cool facts, =
sounds and calls, and watch videos. The dapper Spotted Sandpiper makes a =
great =85
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> Cheers from Jim, still in B.C. but not much longer.
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] spotted sandpiper hatch and sheltering behavior
>> Date: June 28, 2015 at 11:13:51 AM PDT
>> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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>> I thought I saw something move down in the grasses below and located =
a newly hatched Spotted Sandpiper teetering along through the dirt and =
greenery. After a while another movement came into view and a second one =
was in range. Then the father(?) which was peeping in the background =
landed nearby, raised one wing, bent it and fanned it out over its  back =
and the two fledglings climbed up and sheltered underneath this =
"umbrella"- a cool rain is falling. Soon two more fluffy little guys =
joined them on the adult's back as well. Four fledglings is a good =
hatch, two is the norm here. I had never seen an adult make a protective =
space under its wing like that before. But it would certainly have made =
for a much warmer, drier environment than underneath its body on a rainy =
day like today.
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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spotted sandpiper hatch and sheltering behavior</b><br></span></div><div =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Julie Paquet &lt;<a =
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Nancy is hinting here that she knows about the fact that female spotted =
sandpipers are aggressive territory-formers and are often polyandrous, =
i.e., courting and mating with successive multiple males, which in turn =
do the work of incubating the eggs and then raising the hatchlings to =
independence. &nbsp;See the following Cornell web site for the straight =
goods on this common and widespread species. =
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identify&nbsp;<span style=3D"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(106, 106, =
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and calls, and watch videos. The dapper&nbsp;<span style=3D"font-weight: =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">nancy dowd &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br></spa=
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Helvetica;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[NatureNS] spotted sandpiper hatch =
and sheltering behavior</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">June 28, 2015 at 11:13:51 AM =
PDT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">"<a=
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div>I thought I saw something move down in the grasses =
below and located a newly hatched Spotted Sandpiper teetering along =
through the dirt and greenery. After a while another movement came into =
view and a second one was in range. Then the father(?) which was peeping =
in the background landed nearby, raised one wing, bent it and fanned it =
out over its &nbsp;back and the two fledglings climbed up and sheltered =
underneath this "umbrella"- a cool rain is falling. Soon two more fluffy =
little guys joined them on the adult's back as well. Four fledglings is =
a good hatch, two is the norm here. I had never seen an adult make a =
protective space under its wing like that before. But it would certainly =
have made for a much warmer, drier environment than underneath its body =
on a rainy day like =
today.<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>___________________=
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