Semipalmated Sandpipers migration
A 15,000 flock (not all in the picture) - Every year, semipalmated Sandpipers are leaving their breeding grounds in Northern Canada to migrate in South America for the winter which is a 7,000-kilometre journey.
They will stop in the Bay of Fundy to gain strength and double their weight in just a few weeks before going to fly non-stop to their final destination more than 3,000 kilometres away. They really need to feed and rest well for this final journey and this is where we can help by giving the birds their space on the beach.
According to biologists, their numbers have declined a great deal since 1976, their population has been cut in half. We all need to do our share to help and one is to be aware, educate and not disturb birds on the beach.
Their survival is much more important than a close-up photograph.
Semipalmated Sandpipers migration
A 15,000 flock (not all in the picture) - Every year, semipalmated Sandpipers are leaving their breeding grounds in Northern Canada to migrate in South America for the winter which is a 7,000-kilometre journey.
They will stop in the Bay of Fundy to gain strength and double their weight in just a few weeks before going to fly non-stop to their final destination more than 3,000 kilometres away. They really need to feed and rest well for this final journey and this is where we can help by giving the birds their space on the beach.
According to biologists, their numbers have declined a great deal since 1976, their population has been cut in half. We all need to do our share to help and one is to be aware, educate and not disturb birds on the beach.
Their survival is much more important than a close-up photograph.