[Tweeters] Does the term fledge apply to shorebirds?
Dan McDougall-Treacy via Tweeters
tweeters at u.washington.edu
Mon Jun 17 14:06:51 PDT 2024
Karen, I think of fledging as ready for departing the nest and independent
movement (applied to shorebirds, waterfowl, alcids?) . I'd go with the FL
code.
Dan MT, the improved hombre
On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM Karen Wosilait via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> I was at Soap Lake yesterday hoping to see the Willet that has been there.
> Instead I saw an American Avocet with 3 young, still fuzzy with shorter
> stubbier bills (relative to an adult).
>
> I thought I’d add a breeding code to my eBird checklist. “Recently
> fledged” didn’t seem right since they couldn’t fly. Would “recently
> hatched” be the right term for a fluffy shorebird that can’t yet fly?
> Karen Wosilait (she/her)
> Seattle, WA
> karen.w.mobile at gmail.com
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