tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post6649748161120222696..comments2024-03-18T06:44:10.526-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Mystery Shorebird: Knot or Not?Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-12370040247747694342009-02-27T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:01:00.000-05:00Great pictures - but shame to read about their dec...Great pictures - but shame to read about their decline.Quantum Tigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977875533830536657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-24214215157403145232009-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:00Lucky you! What a beautiful little bird. I've he...Lucky you! What a beautiful little bird. I've heard predictions that they will be gone in 5 years--I hope those predictions are wrong.RuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-32192672259446531902009-02-23T08:51:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:51:00.000-05:00thanks for your input, RM. The decline is severe, ...thanks for your input, RM. The decline is severe, that's for certain.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-70879124257972236392009-02-23T08:38:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:38:00.000-05:00The only thing that bothers me about your post is ...The only thing that bothers me about your post is that it severely understates the rate of Red Knot decline. NJAS, on their web site, says the wintering population had declined by 54% in TWO years, not twenty, and that the population decline over ten years is 80%.<BR><BR>The good news is that NJ has, at least for the moment, stopped all horseshoe crab harvesting.rmharveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17819502327298247865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-66281107251425480682009-02-23T07:00:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:00:00.000-05:00This is a lovely post, B. An unbanded knot is a th...This is a lovely post, B. An unbanded knot is a thing of beauty. I hope it's not too late to save them. Eel bait vs. the survival of red knots seems such a stupid trade to make.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.com