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THE SOUTHAMPTON PRESS if AUGUST 12, 1993
Focus on Nature
Transient
Visitors Signal Summer's Decline
By Paul Stoutenhurgh
I saw my first migrating shorebird on
July 12, signaling the fall flight of these
migrants that make some of the long-
est round trips on record from their
nesting grounds to their wintering
grounds.
They are now completing nesting in
the barren, treeless tundra of the far
north, where in early spring a multitude
of insects hatch out that produce the
highly concentrated protein needed for
quick and strong growth so essential to
the young offspring.
The tundra is underlaid with a per-
manent layer of ice called permafrost.
It melts just enough in the short sum-
mer to puddle this vast area with mil-
lions of rivulets and small ponds that
make ideal breeding grounds for the in-
sects. So prolific are the mosquitoes and
flies and other insects that without some
sort of protection one could literally go
mad under their relentless attack. Even
the caribou are under constant siege
and seek out the cool north breezes
where they can escape the swarms.
Hardly does the ice melt after the long
winter's darkness than the birds arrive.
Courtship displays are acted out, each
species in its own unique manner. Ter-
ritories are fought over and nest build-
ing begins. All are on the ground; there
are no trees of any size. The trees strug-
gle to grow but none ever get past a
ground - clinging attempt at survival.
With the lengthening day that makes
daylight seem almost continuous, the
young grow fast on the never - ending
stream of insects fed to them. No won-
der their adolescence is so short.
Soon after they are fledged and al-
most before they are on their own, it is
time to think about heading south. This
trip will be in spurts of strenuous flight
and periods of rest and feeding. That is
where our great beaches, sand bars and
mud flats come into play. Like the stop-
ping off places along our automobile
thoroughfares where we replenish our-
selves on long trips, our wet areas are
crucial for shorebirds on the long jour-
ney to their wintering grounds. These
could be as far away as Patagonia in
southern Argentina or as close as the
bays and bayous of our southern states.
The threatening part is the continual
destruction or alteration of these impor-
tant habitats, whether it is by oil rigs on
the tundra or the loss of wetlands along
the migration routes or the destruction
of the wintering grounds in the south. All
are factors in the never - ending decline
of our shorebird population. To think
that in less than 100 years we have re-
duced the population of shorebirds from
clouds and masses to occasional small
flocks and even single birds is most dis-
tressing. Man has surely left his mark
on the world in many ways.
But we don't need migrating shore-
birds to tell us that summer is fast slip-
ping away. Our days are starting to
become shorter, although most of us
hardly realize it. I see many immature
birds that have already left their nest.
And in the open areas, flocks of young
starlings are building up with each new
brood that joins them. Like a newly -
trained army they alight in the fields or
marshes and work them over, the ones
in the rear continually flying up ahead
of the pack to get to the greener pasture,
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When migrating shorebirds like the yellowlegs above pass through the East End on their way south, it's a sure sign that summer is slipping
away. —Paul Stoutenburgh Photo
only to be overtaken by new arrivals
from the now gleaned field behind.
These and the big purple grackles that
move in flocks are the farmers' chief
robbers; when they invade a corn field,
pea lot or grape vineyard, watch out, for
like a panzer division they can do much
destruction.
Of all the birds I know, the starling is
one of the most aggressive feeders out
there, whether it be winter, summer,
spring or fall. This immigrant from
Europe is always on the go, seeking out
the last kernel or berry that would oth-
erwise feed our native birds. So aggres-
sive is the starling that it is not
uncommon to find him feeding in our
salt marshes or at the beach edge.
In the upland nothing is safe, be it
berry or bug, and when there are now
of those left, he'll head for the farmer's
crops. After all, it couldn't be easier
picking when the crops are so neatly ar-
ranged and grown so fine. No wonder
farmers resort to compressed air guns
to frighten them away. The only prob-
lem with that is that it merely scares
them off to another grower down the
road.
I speak of shorter days —the first sign
of our summer's ending —but oh, what
weather we have had. Outside of the hot
spell, we can't remember a more per-
fect June and July. For weeks, the wind
has been out of the north, dry and
breezy. It was so perfect that the other
evening after dinner we took the old
aluminum boat and motored to the other
side of the bay. There was just a ripple
on the water, and by then most of the
boats had left. A pair of mallards came
to see us off, and I wondered if this close
pairing could mean that she was being
enticed into bringing in another brood.
We rode on as if the entire area be-
longed to us. No sooner had we gotten
started than we saw the familiar snap-
ping of bunkers. Today, as with the shor-
ebirds, we merely have remnants of
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what were once unbelievable schools of
these plankton feeders. Netting through
the years has reduced their numbers to
a mere trickle of what they once were.
Yet we must be thankful for the trickle,
for they supply the ospreys with most of
their food today.
We passed close by an osprey plat-
form with four birds standing on the
nest —two young and both parents. The
young should be flying this week. We
stopped off and chatted with friends in
the cove and then headed back as the
day slipped away before us.
Back home I tied the boat up and went
for a swim. I was by myself. I floated
on deliciously warm water. Not a wave
interfered. The sky was still blue even
though the sun had now set. The stars
had not come out as yet, but a few high
clouds drifted by. Far up I could see a
jet heading west and as I relaxed on my
back I thought I would not swap a place
in that plane for where I was now.
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