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Frenchman's Bay,
Pickering - Page 2 |
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Juvenile Short-billed
Dowitcher (front right) and juvenile Stilt Sandpiper at Frenchman's
Bay in Pickering on 4 September 2010 |
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down for eight photos |
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In just two days the
water level in Lake Ontario dropped considerably, exposing fresh
mudflats for shorebirds to feed on. 4 September. |
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Juvenile Short-billed
Dowitcher on 4 September 2010 |
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Bright juvenile Pectoral
Sandpiper on 4 September 2010 |
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Juvenile Pectoral
Sandpiper with thin bib streaking and dull plumage, shows the range
of individual variation compared to the bright juvenile in previous
photo. 4 September 2010. |
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Worn and faded adult
Pectoral Sandpiper on 4 September 2010 |
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Grey morph Juvenile
Baird's Sandpiper on 2 September 2010 |
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Juvenile Baird's
Sandpiper spreading its wing on 4 September 2010. |
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Link to more shorebirds on
Frenchman's Bay Page 1 |
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Link
to article about shorebird breeding success in 2010 |
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http://www.jeaniron.ca/2010/JamesBay2010/longridgereports6.htm |
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Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper left with juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs
on 4 September 2010 |
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