[NatureNS] Exciting Shorebirds

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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:24:23 -0300
From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
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The fun never stops. On Wednesday I spent the high tide at Hortonville.
There was one American Golden Plover male that was not far from breeding
plumage, basically showing worn golden edges on the back feathers and some
white (not all) showing in the vent area. I didn't photograph it.

There was an exceptionally pale Short-billed Dowitcher that I can only
describe as gorgeous. You'll have to view it to believe it. Our local
experts all agree it lacks pigment, for whatever reason. Three different
views are shown.

Lastly, I photographed one of Julie Paquet / Diana Hamilton's Semipalmated
Sandpipers that was flagged AND given a nanotag on August 13th in Avonport.
You can clearly see the nanotag antenna in the first photo, at the rear,
and the flag is readable as KYU. I think I can say Julie was pretty excited
about this photo.

I added a fourth photo to the Bank Swallow story to eliminate any question
as to its ID.

*http://tinyurl.com/l3mwwk6*

Rick Whitman

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<div dir=3D"ltr">The fun never stops. On Wednesday I spent the high tide at=
 Hortonville. There was one American Golden Plover male that was not far fr=
om breeding plumage, basically showing worn golden edges on the back feathe=
rs and some white (not all) showing in the vent area. I didn&#39;t photogra=
ph it.<div>
<br></div><div>There was an exceptionally pale Short-billed Dowitcher that =
I can only describe as gorgeous. You&#39;ll have to view it to believe it. =
Our local experts all agree it lacks pigment, for whatever reason. Three di=
fferent views are shown.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Lastly, I photographed one of Julie Paquet / Diana Hami=
lton&#39;s Semipalmated Sandpipers that was flagged AND given a nanotag on =
August 13th in Avonport. You can clearly see the nanotag antenna in the fir=
st photo, at the rear, and the flag is readable as KYU. I think I can say J=
ulie was pretty excited about this photo.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I added a fourth photo to the Bank Swallow story to eli=
minate any question as to its ID.</div><div><br></div><div><b style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:13px"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/l3mwwk6">http://tinyurl.com/l3mwwk6</=
a></b><br clear=3D"all">
<div><br></div>Rick Whitman<br>
</div></div>

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