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Hillman Marsh and Point Pelee
Area Shorebirds |
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Black-necked Stilt at
Tillbury Lagoons on 30 April 2017 |
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Male and female Black-bellied Plovers
and Long-billed Dowitcher at Hillman Marsh on 8 May 2017 |
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Long-billed Dowitcher
in breeding plumage at Hillman Marsh on 30 April 2017 |
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Male Black-bellied
Plover in breeding plumage at Hillman Marsh, where thousands gather
in the spring before migrating to the Arctic. 11 May 2017. |
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Two American Golden-Plovers in breeding
plumage at Hillman Marsh on 12 May 2017. This was not a good year
for seeing Golden-Plovers in the Point Pelee area. Possibly their
northbound migration kept them on a more westerly route this year. |
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Solitary Sandpiper in
breeding plumage in the slough on Woodland Trail at Point Pelee on 3
May 2017. Rain and high lake levels created ideal conditions this
year. |
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Lesser Yellowlegs at
Hillman Marsh on 18 May 2017 |
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Pectoral Sandpiper at
Hillman Marsh on 9 May 2017 |
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Red Knot at Hillman
Marsh on 19 May 2017. |
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American Woodcock at
Hillman Marsh on 13 May 2017 |
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American Woodcock with
fluffy young at Hillman Marsh on 13 May 2017 |
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Stunning Ruddy Turnstone in
breeding plumage on the beach at Wheatley Harbour on 18 May 2017. |
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