Presentation: South Carolina's Critical Role in the Survival of Arctic Nesting Shorebirds

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Many shorebirds undertake fantastic migrations each year from nesting grounds in the Arctic to wintering sites as far south as the southern tip of South America. This presentation will highlight shorebird natural history from nesting sites in the Arctic tundra to the South Carolina coast. Location information from tracking projects show that many shorebird species fly directly to Arctic habitat after leaving South Carolina beaches in the spring. Join us to learn about SCDNR’s Red Knot satellite tracking project and a recently discovered animal migration spectacle. 1/2 of the estimated eastern population of Whimbrel, a type of curlew, are roosting at night on a small island in coastal South Carolina during the spring. Felicia Sanders will explain the significance of this discovery – the largest known concentration of the species in the world – and current research efforts to tag and track Whimbrel.

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Felicia Sanders serves as the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Bird Conservation Project supervisor and was recently named Biologist of the Year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.