and this was our goldmine find - we found the first Marbled Godwit nest ever found in Alaska! People have known there was a small breeding population on the penninsula for a while now - as chicks are often observed - but entire field crews have spent summers out there and never found a nest. i even did a GIS analysis a few years ago and determined they likely didn't breed this far South... just goes to show how little we know about some species.
it was blind luck that we found it. but after spending so much time in the field trampsing across alaska's vast wetlands the last 12 years, it was simply the best going away present ever.
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