Whimbrels are large shorebirds. This female was returning to her nest in the Rhododendron-flowering tundra near Churchill, Manitoba. These amazing long-distance flyers migrate annually from the Arctic to south of Bolivia. One tracked Whimbrel (T6) flew over 20,000 miles in one year.
Whimbrels are large shorebirds. This female was returning to her nest in the Rhododendron-flowering tundra near Churchill, Manitoba. These amazing long-distance flyers migrate annually from the Arctic to south of Bolivia. One tracked Whimbrel (T6) flew over 20,000 miles in one year.
