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Reference List of Geolocator Projects

Many species of shorebirds have been investigated using geolocators. Here is a list of some of them, where the project was located, and the contact information for someone familiar with the geolocation project.

Arenaria Interpres (Ruddy Turnstone):
Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA: Ron Porter, geowader@waderstudygroup.org
Southampton Island, Canada: Paul Smith, paulallen.smith@canada.ca

Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone)
Alaska, USA: Audrey Taylor

Calidris alba (Sanderling)
Iceland, Greenland: Jeroen Reneerkens

Calidris alpina (Dunlin)
Chukotka, Russia: Ron Porter, geowader@waderstudygroup.org
Chukotka, Russia: Pavel Tomkovich, pst@zmmu.msu.ru

Calidris canutus (Red Knot):
Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA: Ron Porter, geowader@waderstudygroup.org
Texas, USA: David Newstead, dnewstead@cbbep.org
Chukotka, Russia: Pavel Tomkovich, pst@zmmu.msu.ru

Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper)
Alaska: Eunbi Kwon

Calidris pusilla (Semiplamated Sandpiper)
Alaska,USA & Canada: Ron Porter, geowader@waderstudygroup.org

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Willet)
USA East Coast: Joseph Smith:

Charadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover)
Norway: Terje Lislevand
Iceland: Boddi Thorisson
Chukotka, Russia: Pavel Tomkovich
Canada: Don-Jean leandri-Breton

Charadrius wilsonia (Wilson’s Plover)
Texas, USA: David Newstead, dnewstead@cbbep.org

Limosa limosa (Black-Tailed Godwit)
Neatherlands, Spain: Eldar Rakhimberdiev

Pluvialis dominica (Lesser Golden Plover)
Bylot Island, Canada: J.F. Lamarr
Churchill, Canada: Jennie Rausch

Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover):
Alaska, Hawaii, USA: Wally Johnson owjohnson2105@aol.com

Pluvialis squatarola (Black Bellied Plover)
Southampton Island, Canada: Paul Smith, paulallen.smith@canada.ca
Quebec, Canada: Yves Aubrey
Churchill, Canada: Jenny Rausch

Pluvianellis socialis (Magellanic Plover)
Tierra del Fuego, Chile: Ron Porter, geowader@waderstudygroup.org

Tryngites subruficollis (Buff-Breasted Sandpiper)
South America: Richard Langtot

 

Please contact Ron Porter to report additions and corrections.