Shorebird Science in the Field's blog

Brad Winn shares his observations of a Semipalmated Sandpiper in the Arctic.

Brad Winn shares the experiences of his team as they continue with their work in the Arctic. It has been an eventful week, with the team encountering a wide range of Arctic inhabitants.

Brad Winn writes from the Arctic: We left the south slope of the Brooks Range behind as our crew of eight descended onto the Coastal Plain by truck and small airplanes in early June.

Brad Winn reports from the Canning River Camp site after a welcome break from the wind.

Brad Winn shares his experiences after he and his team get a wintry start in the Arctic. With relentless winds creating challenges for both the researchers and the birds, the first sunny days bring a welcomed relief as well as shorebird and nest sightings.

Brad Winn reports from the Arctic: Manomet’s shorebird staff was invited to participate in a survey to estimate the abundance of a rare but charismatic shorebird species that nests only in two areas of western Alaska, the Bristle-thighed Curlew.

Written by Trevor Lloyd-Evans Okpilak river camp, like the two others on the Jago and Canning rivers, looks over a broad mudflat, lagoon and barrier beach system. Here, the rivers from the Brooks Range flow north and meet the Arctic Ocean at the Beaufort Sea in a region of high biological productivity.

Shiloh Schulte reflects on his time at the Jago River Delta. Shiloh is working with Roy Churchwell from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks to study shorebirds getting ready for their southward migration.