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Title: From D&C: Showdown at Montezuma Lesser Yellowlegs face off Post by: Donna on 24-Aug-10, 07:05:41 AM http://php.democratandchronicle.com/blog/birds/?p=3454 (http://php.democratandchronicle.com/blog/birds/?p=3454)
The Lesser Yellowlegs were numerous and easy to photograph all along the pond next to the visitor’s center at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge last week. These migratory shorebirds, having completed their breeding season in the boreal meadows and muskegs from northwest Alaska to northern Quebec, are headed to their wintering grounds in the southern U.S., and Central and South America. In the meantime, they’re stopping over in favorable habitats like Montezuma all across the continent to fuel up for the next leg of their journey/. They’re also managing to squabble over “feeding rights” even where there appears to be more than enough habitat to go around. (Continued) Great pics. Title: Re: From D&C: Showdown at Montezuma Lesser Yellowlegs face off Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 24-Aug-10, 07:18:24 AM For anyone who has not accessed it, Bob Marcotte's blog in the D&C is probably the only reason for buying the paper... or not, as it's online! (Save a tree, y'all!)
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