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Semipalmated
Sandpipers and Dunlin in Toronto |
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Semipalmated Sandpipers rest while on
their long northbound migration from South America to their Arctic
breeding grounds. Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto. 23 May 2014. |
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We could see the semipalmation
(partial webbing) between the middle and outer toe. This partial
webbing gives this small shorebird its name |
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Please click on photo to see video of a Dunlin. Watch that
Dunlin closely. |
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Over the course of the day we saw over
1100 Dunlins, the larger shorebird on the right. 23 May 2014. |
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