The Dowitcher was a Short-billed, as per spotted flanks, less rufous overall, and "tu-tu-tu" call notes.
No sign of the Red Knot. -Owen Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2017, at 5:07 PM, Rick Eckley via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
