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I. A loss of critical wintering and mtgratory stop-over habitat for at least 24 800 <br /> migratory shorebirds. PRBO biologists surveyed the Redwood Plant site during <br /> winter high tides in the 1990's. We documented between 9,600 and 24,800 <br /> migratory shorebirds Using the ponds for resting, feeding, and wintering habitat. <br /> These were among the highest counts from the west side of the Bay between <br /> the Bay and Dumbarton bridges, making up 20-5 I% of the total from that region. <br /> We counted birds from outside the perimeter of the plant meaning these <br /> numbers are considered to be an underestirrtate of total shorebird abundance <br /> using the site. Conversion of this site from managed ponds to residential <br /> development would result in a loss of migratory stop-over and wintering habitat <br /> for these birds. Given that more than 90% of California's wetlands have been <br /> lost, preserving critical wetland habitat is essential to preserving healthy <br /> populations of migratory shorebirds along the Pacific Flyway. <br /> Excerpt from PRBO letter of July 2, 2009 to Mayor <br />