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Rock Sandpipers: The contrarian shorebird

  • March 6, 2019March 6, 2019
  • by Michelle Michaud
  • Kachemak Bay Birder George Matz, in a Point of View article for the Homer News, descsribes the hardy Rock Sandpiper that comes to Homer to spend the winter, whereas most shorebirds head further south. 

    For the complete article go to: https://www.homernews.com/opinion/point-of-view-rock-sandpipers-the-contrarian-shorebird/

    Posted in Newspaper Articles, Uncategorized

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