Feb 14, 2015 | Shorebirds, Waterfowl
This video was taken at Eagle Beach in Juneau on February 13, 2015. The Black Turnstone is bathing in salt water. The Rock Sandpiper is eating barnacles. What food do you think the Barrow’s Goldeneyes are getting in the...
Jan 17, 2015 | Birds, Shorebirds
When I looked up the Rock Sandpiper on Birds of North America the author called it a Pagophilic Sandpiper but did not tell what the word meant. I had to look it up — fun to learn — and a perfect name for it. The captions sort of summarize what these...
Nov 13, 2014 | Birds, Shorebirds
These dowitchers (a species of shorebird i.e. sandpiper) are feeding heavily in an intertidal slough in Juneau, Alaska. What they are feeding on is a type of amphipod that is tube dwelling. These amphipods have been found to be extremely important food for certain...