Sanderlings recorded per party hr on the Waipi'o Christmas Count, O'ahu, 1977-

2007 (see Count Page), showing a significant decline. The variability in numbers

otherwise may reflect ENSO events, with higher numbers generally being recorded

in Hawaii during El Niņo years.

 

Species account

 

Graphs of Christmas Count data developed as part of The Birds of the Hawaiian

Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/2009/