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Each year, thousands of shorebirds migrate to Pacific Golden Plover Salpan the CNMI to enjoy the warm beaches and rich Dulili (Chamorro) Ghuliing Ghuliing (Carolinian) TInian wetlands. They arrive in late August and stay Pacific golden plovers are the most common Aaufauan through winter in the CNMI. They depart shorebirds in the CNMI. They spend much of Rota around late March for their northern nesting their time searching for tiny crabs and marine and breeding grounds. Some fly all the way to worms on the reef. They can also be found on * Winter Distribution in the CNMJ Alaska or Russia. Shorebirds that are not of lawns, golf courses, and grassy areas in winter, breeding age often stay all year because they do hunting for flies and other . not need to fly north to mate and nest. Whirnbrel Threats to shorebirds include being caught by Kalalang (Chamorro) Ghuliing (Carolinian) fishermen in nets and long lines as bycatch The Whimbrel is a large shorebird with a Pacitly (unwanted ), pollution, pesticides, down-curved bill. They probe muddy and Golden Plover 1/ ARTIST predation, and loss of suitable breeding rocky coastal areas for , and search Pluviolisjluva J DO~~ habitats. Migratory shorebird conservation is for worms and insects on lawns. ) challenging because they utilize several Ruddy Turnstone different habitats, such as "stopover" sites used Dulili (Chamorro) Lighishewur (Carolinian) for resting on their long migration from their Named for their feeding methods, Turnstones Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus summer to their winter homes. The "Migratory walk along the beach, turning over stones and Treaty Act" is a law protecting these pebbles to feed on the beneath. They species in the CNMI. also dig holes to capture burrowing crustaceans, mollusks and insects. Grey-Tailed and Wandering Tattlers Dulili (Chamorro) Iilil (Carolinian) Tattlers are found along the rocky coasts, mud flats and beaches where they feed on crabs and mollusks. They are also found in grassy areas Wanderinglattler and wetlands where they hunt for insects. Heteroscelus incanus These two CNMI tattlers can be best distinguished by their calls. Grel.1-Tail Tattler Common Heteroscelus brevipes Dulili (Chamorro) Ghuliing (Carolinian) Found along the seacoast, Common feed on benthic . The Sandpiper Common Sandpiper gets its name from its high pitched, piping call hypoleucJs