Whimbrel Publications and Media

ACADEMIC ARTICLES

2011. Decline of Whimbrels within a mid-Atlantic Staging Area (1994-2009). B.D. Watts and B.R. Truitt. Waterbirds 34(3): 347-351. In Press (link to proof of manuscript).

2008. Whimbrel tracked with satellite transmitter on migratory flight across North America. B.D. Watts, B.R. Truitt, F.M. Smith, E.K. Mojica, B.J. Paxton, A.L. Wilke & A.E. Duerr. Wader Study Group Bulletin 115(2): 119-120.

PRESS ARTICLES

2011 August 29: ABC News -Irene No Match for Chinquapin: Whimbrel Flies Through Hurricane During Canada-Brazil Migration

2011 August 29: USA Today- Shorebird migrates through Hurricane Irene

2011 August 25: Bird Survives Rough Ride Through Hurricane Irene

2011 April 19: A satellite transmitter chronicles two years of a whimbrel's migrations

2010 October: Call of the Wild (article about capturing Goshen the Whimbrel)

2010 September: Toronto Ornithological Club newsletter with Whimbrel articles

2010 September: Marathon migration: Whimbrel's nearly 5,000-mile flight underscores role GA. habitat plays

2010 September 6: Hope flies 18,000 miles back to St. Croix

2010 July 22: W&M researchers study whimbrels on Georgia coast

2010 April 14: Hope Arrives Early

2010 April 13: Return of Hope (CCB press release)

2009 November 11: Never trust a whimbrel

2009 August 29: Catching the elusive whimbrels

2009 August 25: Hope spotted in Virgin Islands

2009 August 24: Migratory shorebird tracked by scientists arrives in Virgin Islands

2009 August 17: CCB tracks flight of 'Hope'

2009 July 13: Hope adds more pieces to the whimbrel puzzle

2009 June 19: CCB tracks whimbrels to Hudson Bay

2008 September 9: Winnie the whimbrel: RIP

2008 June 17: Whimbrel's flight challenging: Experts confounded by 17-inch-tall bird's 3,200-mile trip in 146 hours

2008 June 4: You go girl: Winnie the whimbrel flies 3,200 miles in 146 hours