Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
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: Large
Foraging Guild: Terrestrial/aquatic gleaner/prober
Foraging Habitat: Water depth - dry to 12 cm; vegetative cover - bare to sparse
Migration Distance: Intermediate
Migration Pattern: Widespread
Dispersion: Moderately to broadly dispersed; 60% of total maximum sightings occur in 7 spring and 11 fall 0.1° lat-long blocks.

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

1. Chambers County, Texas

2. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

3. North of Winnie, Texas

4. West Jefferson County, Texas

5. Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

6. Taber area, Alberta

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