10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2014

I first observed it on 28th November 2012 and it left us and headed north to return to the exact same place to be observed on 19th November 2013. Red-necked Stint ”321″ to the right of the Greater Sand Plover with two Curlew Sandpipers. Red-necked Stint “321″ on the right-two blue flags.

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Japan 2012 2013 China 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2014

In the early 1900s this plant was introduced to the beaches of New Jersey from Japan and subsequently planted on many beaches there as an erosion control plant because its prolific rhizomes stabilized the sand. Right now the infestations seem small enough that with a concerted effort they could be eradicated from New York beaches.

New Jersey 170

New Jersey New York New York City Japan 170

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2016

It was only a week later that we discovered our first Terek Sandpiper that had been flagged at Torinumi in Japan. I suddenly observed a Grey-tailed Tattler wearing a metal band on its right tibia and a plain white flag and a blue engraved leg flag on the left tibia. Nobody knows where it goes, but we do know it always returns here!

Taiwan 100

Taiwan 2012 2015 2014 100