Banded Shorebirds on Tony Amos Beach 2017-09-30

I made a quick trip down to Port Aransas last weekend to attend Tony Amos' memorial Saturday night. I spent that morning birding the 7.3 mile stretch of beach between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2, which he surveyed every other day for decades.

Here's my complete eBird checklist.

I'm thinking about creating an iNaturalist Project for banded shorebirds in Port Aransas (maybe for a wider area) so amateur birders like me can log them in a place banders and other scientists can easily access.

Each banded bird has "banded" as a tag on the observation, and a code representing what kinds of bands it has in the comments. (This code was described to me by David Newstead.)

Piping Plover

I accidentally discovered that the single banded Black-bellied Plover observation is the same bird that @greglasley found in almost the exact same spot in November 2015! Here's my observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8229150

And here's Greg's:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2389952

Publicado el octubre 3, 2017 12:06 MAÑANA por mikaelb mikaelb

Observaciones

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Ostrero Americano (Haematopus palliatus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 08:59 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 09:14 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 09:16 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

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Qué

Chorlo Gris (Pluvialis squatarola)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 10:36 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Black-bellied Plover
BBPL FG(305)/-:X/-

Same individual photographed by @greglasley in November 2015: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2389952

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Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(40E)/-:X/-

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL X/-:FY(27T)/-

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Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(60R)/-:X/-

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FC(A02)/YC:X/CG

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(9G2)/GW:X/OK

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(S72)/-:X/-

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(8N2)/-:X/-

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL -/GY:FG/KO

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL X/KW:FY(5T3)/PG

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(J45)/-:X/-

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL -/CY:FG/GO

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL X/-:FG/RK

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Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL X/KK:FY(2R3)/LG

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(2S0)/-:X/-

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(75R)/-:X/-

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FG/P:-/LY

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL X/KC:FY(L80)/KW

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Playero Rojo (Calidris canutus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 09:42 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

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Qué

Chorlo Semipalmeado (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 08:10 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chorlo Nevado (Anarhynchus nivosus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 10:14 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

This Snowy Plover was in a group of 6, and looked a little strange it me. I think it's missing some tail feathers. And one leg looks orange.

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Chorlo Chiflador (Charadrius melodus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Banded Piping Plover
PIPL FY(90E)/-:X/-

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Caballito Pigmeo de Rambur (Ischnura ramburii)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 09:12 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Playero Rojo (Calidris canutus)

Observ.

mikaelb

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2017 a las 08:21 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

Taken while birding the Tony Amos beach, the 7.3 miles between Access Road 1 and Access Road 2.

Comentarios

The banded BB Plover is really interesting. In the summer months this bird is somewhere in the Arctic, but it comes home to Mustang Island in the fall/winter. I have the info on where to report the bands on the Piping Plovers, Mikael, if you don't have it.

Publicado por greglasley hace más de 6 años

Thanks Greg, I'm exchanging emails with David Newstead who banded that Black-bellied Plover. I reported it to www.bandedbirds.org.

There's also this site:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/

And this site:
https://www.fws.gov/northeast/pipingplover/report_bands.html

Which do you use?

Publicado por mikaelb hace más de 6 años

The yellow flagged birds are banded by USGS and I have the email of the person who runs that. The green flagged birds are banded by Virginia Tech and the blue flagged birds bu Univ. of Nebraska. Send me an email if you want the emails of the various folks who are involved. But I'm sure they will get to the correct people in the web sites you mention.

Publicado por greglasley hace más de 6 años

Here's the USGS contact I used recently:

Please Report Bands at
www.reportband.gov or
call 1-800-327-BAND

The email came from:
BandReports@usgs.gov

Publicado por blubayou hace más de 6 años

Great idea! Include all of Texas. Here are two sightings I have:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2691179

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3100338

Publicado por blubayou hace más de 6 años

"All of Texas" would have the same problem as retention ponds. Can anyone figure how to create a project for a specific type of observation, i.e., retention ponds or banded birds, that wouldn't collect all observations in a specific geographical area?

Publicado por blubayou hace más de 6 años

Can inat program something like ebird's "hot spot"?

Publicado por blubayou hace más de 6 años

Thanks Theresa! Right, it would have a similar issue as our idea for a project for retention pond observations. It would rely on human curation, both to add appropriate observations and remove inappropriate ones. I'm wondering if any of the banders would be interested enough in something like this to help with this kind of curation.

Publicado por mikaelb hace más de 6 años

I've invited both of you to a test project I created called "Banded Shorebirds."

Also, you both photographed the same PIPL (5C7) in Galveston:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3100338
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2010144
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1369885

Publicado por mikaelb hace más de 6 años

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