Blenheim Lagoons, Point Pelee and Hillman Marsh

Dunlin at Blenheim Lagoons on 4 May 2012

 

Lesser Yellowlegs at Blenheim Lagoons on 4 May 2012

 

Short-billed Dowitcher, hendersoni subspecies, at Blenheim Lagoons on 4 May 2012. Note spotting on the side of the breast above the bend in the wing and light spotting across the neck and breast.

 

Long-billed Dowitchers at Hillman Shorebird Cell near Point Pelee on 4 May 2012. These dowitchers have heavy spotting across the neck and extensive rufous extending well down the belly. Well-formed black bars with white fringes are on the side of the breast in front of the bend in the wing.

 

Long-billed Dowitcher molting into breeding plumage at Hillman Shorebird Cell near Point Pelee on 4 May 2012. Note the well-formed black bars with white fringes on the side of the breast in front of the wing and compare to the spotting in that location on the Short-billed Dowitcher above.

 

Barn Swallows at Point Pelee National Park on 5 May 2012

 

Red morph Eastern Screech-Owl in Tildens Woods at Point Pelee on 5 May 2012