Birds: Whimbrel
Shorebird migrations are one of my favorite times of the year. The flocks and vagrants and gaggles come passing through Oregon and often land either on the golf course in Gearhart or the vast sandy beaches of the North Oregon Coast.
Last year (2019) was an autumn with hundreds of Whimbrels flying through and alighting in the town. The golfers had to chase them away, as their shouts of “FOUR” where not working on these passing-through visitors. And they are big enough to change the trajectory of a golf ball.
Range map of Whimbrel’s by the speckledhatchback.org
Some Cool Facts about Whimbrels
Henry E. Hooper 