I went looking for the Red Knot and did not see it. I did see a Dowitcher with a much longer bill and a dark line between bill and eye and a white eyebrow stripe that was rufous red and not salmon red. I believe it was a Long-Billed because what I saw looked like lighter barring on the sides/underparts vs the denser barring and spotting expected of the Short-Billed. The colour was also fairly dark rufous, which may also differentiate it from the Short-Billed. I look forward to hearing what the photos say. Hope there is a Red Knot there as that would be a lifer for me.
On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 12:21 PM, THERESA DOBKO via ONTBIRDS < birdalert@ontbirds.ca> wrote: > The Red Knot first reported on ebird this morning is still at Ashbridges > Bay in the grass on the flooded beach. It is hard to see sometimes in the > grass. Also a Bonapartes Gull with full hoodwith large group of gulls. May > be others of interest but wanted to get the word out > > Paid parking. Busy soon with holiday crowd > > Ashbridges Bay is at the foot of Coxwell south of Lakeshore Blvd East. > Drive to the southern most lot and then walk south to flooded beach > > Theresa Dobko > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the > provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/ > view/information.ontbirdsguide > Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ > OntarioFieldOrnithologists > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
