Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Table of Contents
 
Introduction
 
Methods
 
Results
 
Acknowledgments
 
Literature Cited
 
Table 1
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Species Accounts, Maps, Histograms, and Appendices
 
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Family Scolopacidae

Body Size: Medium
Foraging Guild: Terrestrial/aquatic gleaner/prober
Foraging Habitat: Water depth - dry to 5 cm; vegetative cover - bare to sparse
Migration Distance: Intermediate
Migration Pattern: Jump
Dispersion: Moderately dispersed; 60% of total maximum sightings occur in 3 spring and 6 fall 0.1° lat-long blocks.

Six sites with highest counts (see Appendix for more information):

1. Churchill area, Manitoba

2. Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan

3. Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

4. Matagorda National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

5. Sewage ponds, Devil’s Lake, North Dakota

6. Shore east of Bolivar Flats, Galveston Island, Texas

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