Wilson's phalarope

As the lake shrinks, it becomes saltier, threatening the brine flies that are a key source of food for migrating birds such as the Wilson’s phalarope, a shorebird that breeds in North America and winters near the Andes mountains, said Deeda Seed of the Center for Biological Diversity.

In turn, birds like the Wilson’s phalarope — a shorebird that breeds in North America and winters near the Andes mountains — will struggle to find enough nutrients.

I recently learned that a shore bird called the Wilson’s Phalarope spins in the water to create a vortex that sucks in insects and other tasty treats.

“Most sandpipers pass through Oregon, but we do have a handful that breed here,” he said, before listing a few members of the sandpiper family - the spotted sandpiper, the willet, the Wilson’s phalarope - that lay their eggs in the eastern half of the state.

Wilson’s Phalarope is a North-American species; which breeds in the north-west of that continent, and descends as far south as Chili and Patagonia during migration.