Abstract: we report the locations of 97 sightings of over 15,000 Western Sandpipers (Culidris maw-i) color banded in Peni, Panama, Mexico, British Columbia, and Alaska. Ninety-five sightings were made in states and provinces along the Pacific Coast of Central America and North America. One sandpiper banded in British Columbia and one from Peru were seen east of the Rocky Mountains. We propose that most Western Sandpipers migrate from Central and South American winter quarters along the Pacific Coast of North America. We also propose that most post-breeding Western Sandpipers use a trans-Pacific route that bypasses southeast Alaska and makes landfall in southern British Columbia. Western Sand- pipers that spend the winter on the Atlantic coast of the USA and in the Caribbean fly a trans-continental route beginning from the Pacific Coast of North America. Received 27 Sept. 1995. accepted I April 1996. Most Arctic breeding shorebirds stop at several staging sites to rest and feed while migrating to and from their winter quarters. A generally held
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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