And that brings up another point....will drought-stricken California be
able to flood their ag fields?
Dianna Moore
Ocean Shores
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:48 AM Steve Hampton <
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There could be a difference between fresh and saltwater foraging for
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migrating shorebirds. My in-laws in the South Sound reported a lot of clam
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deaths during the heat wave (which coincided with some daytime minus
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tides). On the other hand, in the Central Valley of Calif, fallow ag fields
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managed and lightly flooded for shorebird migration in July and August
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generally go from dry to hosting thousands of foraging shorebirds in 2-3
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weeks. While flooded ag fields are rare here, it at leasts suggests that
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invertebrate populations can quickly grow under the right conditions.
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On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dianna Moore <osdlm1945 at gmail.com> wrote:
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Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen
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the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra
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breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been
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experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by
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mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the
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juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for
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them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor
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remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an
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ecosystem unused to that sort of heat.
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Just the start.
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Dianna Moore
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Ocean Shores
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