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Thursday, June 12, 2008

2008 Aerial Survey of Delaware Bay Shorebirds

A special Thank You to Kathy Clark of the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program who shared the following data from the weekly aerial surveys of Delaware Bay shorebirds.

"Here is the summary of all flights, including today's final flight for the season. VERY few birds left on the bay! Surprisingly so, considering last week we still had 91,000. Hope that's good news for the birds."
- Kathy Clark 6/11/08


Abbreviations:
REKN=Red Knot
RUTU=Ruddy Turnstone
SESA=Semipalmated Sandpiper
SAND=Sanderling
PEEP=unidentified small Calidris sandpipers
DOW=dowitcher, nearly all Short-billed
DUNL=Dunlin


2008 Aerial Survey of Delaware Bay Shorebirds, by NJ and DE Fish and Wildlife agencies














































































































































































































































































NJ SHORE SPP6-May14-May 21-May 28-May 3-Jun 11-Jun Total by Species
REKN 50 3,245 10,045 9,370 2,040 295
25,045
RUTU 60 2,845 9,020 9,835 9,850 305
31,915
SESA 0 18,100 23,490 28,395 25,425 415
95,825
SAND 1,671 4,755 11,925 8,815 6,405 255
33,826
PEEP 1,145 275 50 0 0 0
1,470
DOW 865 2,100 550 270 50 0
3,835
DUNL 12,850 26,145 8,270 7,840 0 0
55,105
SUBTOTAL 16,641 57,465 63,350 64,525 43,770 1270
247,021
DE SHORE SPP6-May 14-May 21-May 28-May 3-Jun 11-Jun Total by Species
REKN 0 2,985 5,350 5,320 3,750 220
17,625
RUTU 0 2,320 1,320 11,465 6,760 240
22,105
SESA 0 15,690 19,750 24,930 33,840 880
95,090
SAND 60 215 1,490 4,415 2,930 100
9,210
PEEP 90 70 0 0 20 0
180
DOW 8,695 25,545 7,630 4,420 0 0
46,290
DUNL 295 2,420 10 50 0 31
2,806
SUBTOTAL 9,140 49,245 35,550 50,600 47,300
193,306
TOTAL-BAY SPP
6-May
14-May 21-May 28-May 3-Jun 11-Jun Total by Species
REKN 50 6,230 15,395 14,690 5,790 515
42,670
RUTU 60 5,165 10,340 21,300 16,610 545
54,020
SESA 0 33,790 43,240 53,325 59,265 1295
190,915
SAND 1,731 4,970 13,415 13,230 9,335 355
43,036
PEEP 1,235 345 50 0 20 0
1,650
DOW 1,160 4,520 560 320 50 31
6,641
DUNL 21,545 51,690 15,900 12,260 0 0
101,395
TOTAL 25,781 106,710 98,900 115,125 91,070 2741
440,327

Surveys conducted by K. Clark and R. Porter


May 21 -- Incomplete count. Plane was prohibited from entering Dover Airspace

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