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Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park |
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Juvenile Baird's Sandpiper at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park on Lake Ontario on 7 September 2014. Juveniles are
identified by their scaly backs and long wingtips which project
beyond the tail at rest. The long wings are probably an adaptation
to Baird's being a long-distance migrant. It breeds in the High
Arctic and winters in southern South America. |
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Juvenile Short-billed
Dowitcher at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 7 September 2014 |
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Juvenile Black-bellied Plover at
Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 7 September 2014. Note the hind toe,
which distinguishes it from American Golden-Plover. |
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Juvenile Semipalmated
Sandpiper at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 23 August 2014 |
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Adult Semipalmated
Plover at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 23 August 2014 |
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Juvenile Semipalmated Plover at
Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 23 August 2014. Note scaly back
compared to adult and partial webbing (semipalmations) between the
toes. |
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Adult and juvenile Semipalmated Plover in confrontation |
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