Shorebird Migration

Shorebird Migration

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Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick where each August thousands of shorebirds, mostly Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) gather during the fall migration on the shores of Shepody Bay to rest and feed on shrimp uncovered in the rich mud flats by the Bay of Fundy tides

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