[Tweeters] heat dome & invertebrates

[Dianna Moore]

And that brings up another point....will drought-stricken California be
able to flood their ag fields?
Dianna Moore
Ocean Shores

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:48 AM Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com>
wrote:


> There could be a difference between fresh and saltwater foraging for

> migrating shorebirds. My in-laws in the South Sound reported a lot of clam

> deaths during the heat wave (which coincided with some daytime minus

> tides). On the other hand, in the Central Valley of Calif, fallow ag fields

> managed and lightly flooded for shorebird migration in July and August

> generally go from dry to hosting thousands of foraging shorebirds in 2-3

> weeks. While flooded ag fields are rare here, it at leasts suggests that

> invertebrate populations can quickly grow under the right conditions.

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> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dianna Moore <osdlm1945 at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen

>> the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra

>> breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been

>> experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by

>> mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the

>> juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for

>> them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor

>> remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an

>> ecosystem unused to that sort of heat.

>> Just the start.

>> Dianna Moore

>> Ocean Shores

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> *Qatay, S'Klallam territory*

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