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Bird Droppings Dispatches from the nation’s birdwatching capital… by Seymore Thanu Bye, bye winter shorebirds. If you are an inveterate beach stroller, you have undoubtedly grown accustomed to the hordes of pallid sandpipers who play tag with the waves. These are Sanderling, one of the sandpiper species that breed in the Arctic and winter along sandy beaches from New England to the tip of South America, giving Sanderling one of the longest and narrowest longitudinal winter ranges among birds. They will leave by May for breeding areas in the High Arctic. Another winter resident counting down the days is the Purple Sandpiper — another High Arctic breeder whose winter range extends as far north as Greenland, making it one of two shorebirds to winter in far northern regions. Incomparably hardy, Purple Sandpiper forage in the rough and tumble splash zone of rocky coasts. You say, we have no rocky coast? You are correct, but we do have rock jetties and Purple Sandpipers are expansive with regards to rocky coasts. Two winter residents both adapted to life between the waves, but with different feeding techniques. They are here for a few more weeks before leaving for the Arctic with a narrow window of time allocated to Arctic breeders. One clutch, averaging four eggs, one chance to avoid marauding gulls, Arctic foxes, and hunting birds to move their genetic dowery forward. You do see Sanderling in summer — they have bred, or failed to, arriving first, followed by successful breeding adults, then young. This staggered migration schedule prevents a species from crowding migratory stopover areas where young birds will be out competed by adults. Unlike songbirds, shorebird young can fend for themselves within hours of hatching. Only one parent tends to young, offering protection but no food which is why Sanderling get a jump on migration in summer. The early migrants are the parents freed of parenting. Male or female? It depends on the species. Both adults can incubate eggs and brood pre-fledged young. Young cannot thermo-regulate. Cold summer temperatures are not a factor in New Jersey so beach-nesting adult Piping Plovers must shade chicks to prevent overheating and lead them to feeding areas where the chicks do the rest. They may look like poor, frail sandpipers but behind these bundles of feathers is an amazing back story about the tiny birds that continue to beat the odds and move their genes forward. Next time you are walking any Cape May Beach and come across feeding sandpipers, take a minute to marvel. April 22, 2021 EXIT ZERO Page 35
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