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			The inclement weather is probably responsible for 18 Red Knots in 
			breeding plumage landing on the flooded Ashbridges Bay/Woodbine 
			Beach. Normally they would have flown over Toronto without stopping 
			on migration to their Arctic breeding grounds. Strong east winds and 
			driving rain brought them down briefly.  These birds are the 
			rufa subspecies, which is endangered in Canada. 25 May 2017.  |