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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
(L 17.5” WS 32" Wt 14 oz)
Feeds mostly on crabs in
winter...curved bill fits
nicely into crab burrows.
winter...curved bill fits
nicely into crab burrows.
North Point
Morro Bay
10Oct2012
In August 2011, a monitored whimbrel
named Hope dove straight into Tropical
Storm Gert off the coast of Nova Scotia
at 7 miles per hour and emerged from
the other side at 90 m.p.h. Not long
after, scientists cheered as four other
whimbrels successfully navigated their
way through Hurricane Irene.
named Hope dove straight into Tropical
Storm Gert off the coast of Nova Scotia
at 7 miles per hour and emerged from
the other side at 90 m.p.h. Not long
after, scientists cheered as four other
whimbrels successfully navigated their
way through Hurricane Irene.
(Natalie Angier, N.Y. Times 13Nov2012)
Numenius in Greek is a bird
mentioned by Hesychius;
phaeopus is Greek for dusky,
gray-brown foot.
mentioned by Hesychius;
phaeopus is Greek for dusky,
gray-brown foot.
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