1. Shorebird enthusiasts from all over the world are already traveling to this inland paradise.

2. Populations of lemmings, caribou and red knot (a shorebird) have all decreased.

3. In spring, 2004, during shorebird migratory season, a survey on the shorebird community and tidal flat environment was carried out in 10 research sites along the coastline.

4. Often, fluctuating water levels put the best shorebird habitat on grassland outside the protected areas.

5. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers.

6. The only difference in the shorebird case is that they were separated by time, whereas the large flightless birds were separated by oceans.

7. Of the 53 shorebird species that breed in North America, more than half are at grave risk, according to the U. S. Shorebird Conservation Plan.

8. Conservationists hope to replicate the walking-wetlands concept throughout the flyway and around the world to help arrest declining shorebird populations.