hmmmmm…

IBLE, wasn’t Whimbrel reported hereabouts recently?

as well as SBDO…. 😉

LA, Boise

From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Sullivan heraldpetrel@gmail.com [CALBIRDS]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 6:46 AM
To: CALBIRDS
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Odd weather event–heads up for vagrant shorebirds!

Hi Everyone,

We’re about to experience a fairly odd weather pattern with 2-3 significant fronts stacked up very late in the season. It could be nothing, but it bears keeping our thoughts and eyes open for trans-oceanic shorebirds that could be affected on their way north. Species such as Bar-tailed Godwit and Bristle-thighed Curlew come to mind. I wasn’t living in California in 1998, but I did manage to see the Kehoe Beach Bristle-thighed Curlew. The timing here is similar. There was a lot of discussion then around the fallout of BTCU from California north through Washington due to odd weather. A subsequent paper is here:

[ http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~sbf1/papers/Mlodinow_Feldstein_Tweit_1999.pdf | http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~sbf1/papers/Mlodinow_Feldstein_Tweit_1999.pdf ]

In any case, it’ll be an interesting week. Double-check those Whimbrel on your local beaches!

Thanks

Brian

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Brian L. Sullivan

Digital Publications Lead
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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