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Shorebirds

Shorebirds
Birds commonly found along shorelines, mudflats, and shallow water.

Shorebirds (also called waders) are long-legged birds that live in wet or coastal environments, excluding web-footed seabirds. Their long legs allow them to wade in mud and water where they eat small invertebrates that are detected with sensitive nerve endings at the end of their long, narrow bills. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat without direct competition for food. Many shorebird species are known to migrate for breeding and seasonality purposes.

Migrating species are more prone to collision with offshore wind farms due to spatial overlap, while resident species may be less likely to fly greater distances offshore. On-shore power connections for marine renewable energy may also disrupt shorebird habitat.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Shorebirds.

Total: 87

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Effects of Wind Turbines on Birds and Bats in Northeastern Wisconsin Howe, R., Evans, W., Wolf, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Collision Mortality of Local and Migrant Birds at a Large-Scale Wind-Power Development on Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota Johnson, G., Erickson, W., Strickland, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Billia Croo Environmental Statement Carl Bro Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wildlife Monitoring Studies: SeaWest Windpower Project, Carbon County, Wyoming: 1995-1999 Johnson, G., Young, D. Jr., Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Shorebirds, Raptors, Birds, Bats
Assessing the Impact of the Tunø Knob Wind Park on Sea Ducks: The Influence of Food Resources Guillemette, M., Larsen, J., Clausager, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Bird Casualties Caused by a Wind Energy Project in an Estuary Musters, C., Noordervliet, M., terKeurs, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Waterfowl, Shorebirds, Seabirds, Birds
Examination of the Effects of Disturbance of Birds with Reference to its Importance in Ecological Assessments Hockin, D., Ounsted, M., Gorman, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl

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