2003-2016 Shorebirds Index

Point Pelee Area Shorebirds 2016 - provides important information regarding opportunities this spring to hone your shorebird identification skills. OFO News February 2016.

Greater Yellowlegs at Minesing Swamp . Front bird still molting into breeding plumage. 22 April 2016.

2015

September, October, November

Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin and more at the James Bay Shorebird Project Reunion "Purplepalooza" hosted by Doug McRae at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. 6 December 2015

Red Phalarope in first winter plumage at Bronte near Toronto on 21 November 2015 - photos and video

Peruvian Thick-knees at Pachacamac archaeological site south of Lima, Peru. 18 October 2015

Shorebirds at Blenheim Lagoons near Chatham and Rondeau on 30 September and 5 October.

August

James Bay Shorebird Surveys at North Point - 6 pages - 31 July to 14 August 2014

See 2014 movements of nano-tagged White-rumped and Semipalmated Sandpipers here: Www.motus-wts.org - click on explore data - view tracks.

One map for White-rumped Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers during their fall migration between James Bay stopover sites and the East Coast, and another for Red Knots moving from the East Coast to Hudson Bay coast and Nunavut during the spring migration and coming back during the fall migration.

See also map of receiver tower locations: http://motus-wts.org/data/receivermap.jsp Thanks to Stu Mackenzie for this info.

July

Southern James Bay Map of Shorebird Camps in summer 2015

Red-necked Phalarope showing lobed toes and webbing on Flatey Island, Iceland, 3 July 2015.

Semipalmated Sandpipers and Least Sandpiper at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto on 12 July 2015

Short-billed Dowitchers at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, Ontario, on 12 July 2015

June

Upland Sandpipers on the Carden Alvar on 19 June 2015

Spotted Sandpiper - male - on old mullein stalk at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 18 June 2015

Piping Plovers Update on 16 June 2015 - page 3

Piping Plovers are nesting in Toronto. I volunteered on 7 and 10 June - page 2

May

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover and Dunlins in May - Toronto area

New shorebird identification sign at Hillman Marsh

Wilson's Plover on Toronto Islands on 27 May 2015

Piping Plovers on Toronto Islands on 27 May 2015 - page 1

1819 Whimbrels, including 1 banded, sighted at Whimbrel Point in Toronto, 24 May 2015

A fallout of Whimbrels at Colonel Sam Smith, Toronto, Ontario on 25 May 2015

Whimbrel and CN Tower in Toronto on 21 May 2015

Short-billed Dowitchers at Reesor Pond in Markham on 19 May 2015 - subspecies comparison

griseus subspecies of the Short-billed Dowitcher at Reesor Pond in Markham on 19 May 2015

Wilson's Phalarope at Reesor Pond in Markham on 19 May 2015

griseus subspecies of the Short-billed Dowitcher near Hillman Marsh on 7 May 2015

Willets at Wheatley and American Golden-Plovers at Mersea C near Point Pelee

NEW Shorebirds of Southern Ontario: a photographic guide by Jean Iron Available NOW

Northbound Shorebirds Workshops at Point Pelee National Park in May 2015

OFO Shorebird Viewing at Hillman Marsh: May 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16

April

Baird's Sandpipers at Blenheim Lagoons on 30 April 2015

Two Dunlin at Blenheim Lagoons on 30 April 2015

Paul Nicholson's article in London Free Press about shorebirds at Hillman and Point Pelee April 2015

Individual variation in Dunlin

2014

November

Diademed Sandpiper-Plover in the Peruvian Andes on 2 November 2014

October

Five Stilt Sandpipers at Duffins Creek in Rotary Park, Ajax near Toronto on 7 October 2014

September

Juvenile Western Sandpiper and juvenile Red Knot at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 10 September 2014

Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario 23 August and 7 September

August

Adult and juvenile Semipalmated Plovers at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 23 August 2014

James Bay Shorebird Surveys at Little Piskwamish - 5 pages -30 July to 13 August 2014

Western James Bay Map of Camps in 2014. I was at Little Piskwamish

July

Shorebirds in Iceland, 1 to 11 July 2014

May

Whimbrels resting at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 26 May 2014

Semipalmated Sandpipers and Dunlin at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 23 May 2014

Subspecies hendersoni of the Short-billed Dowitcher at Reesor Pond in Markham near Toronto on 22 May 2014

Marbled Godwit at Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell on 4 May 2014

Willet at the tip of Point Pelee on 2 May 2014

Marbled Godwit at Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell on 1 May 2014

Northbound Shorebirds Workshops at Point Pelee National Park Visitor Centre

OFO Shorebird Viewing at Hillman Marsh, May 2, 5, 7, 10, 13 and 16, 2014

April

Wilson's Snipe on the Carden Alvar on 13 April 2014 - photo and video link

February

Spring Shorebirds at Hillman Marsh - come shorebirding at Hillman and Point Pelee. Article with photos in OFO News, February 2014

2013

Purple Sandpiper on the Toronto Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 2013

Purple Sandpiper in Toronto on 10 December 2013

Red Phalarope molting into first winter plumage at Niagara Falls, Ontario, 30 November 2013

Peruvian Thick-knee, a nocturnal shorebird at Paracas, Peru on 1 November 2013.

Marbled Godwit and Long-billed Dowitcher at Mitchell's Bay on Lake St. Clair, 30 September 2013

Solitary Sandpiper in worn breeding plumage on the Carden Alvar 14 August 2013

James Bay Shorebird Surveys at Hannah Bay - four pages - 16 to 30 July 2013

Iceland`s Breeding Shorebirds - June-July 2013

Shorebirds and Climate Change - article about shorebird research on Hudson Bay, Ontario, in June 2013 OFO News

Whimbrel resting between storms at Col. Sam Smith Park Toronto, 29 May 2013

Whimbrel Migration Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto, page 2, on 27 May 2013

Whimbrel Migration at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto, page 1, on 23 May

Young Killdeer and American Robins at Point Pelee on 17 and 18 May 2013

Shorebirds at Hillman Marsh and Wheatley Harbour near Point Pelee in May 2013

Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell near Point Pelee - new shorebird shelter - May 2013

Black-bellied Plovers at Hillman Marsh on 15 May 2013 - video

Short-billed Dowitchers at Hillman Marsh on 15 May 2013 - video

First summer Piping Plover at the Tip of Point Pelee on 12 May 2013

2012

James Bay, Longridge Point, Ontario, Red Knot and Shorebird Surveys - 5 pages of photos and videos - 30 July to 31 August 2012

Hudson Bay, Burntpoint Camp in Polar Bear Provincial Park, 22 June-18 July 2012

Variation in Dunlin in breeding plumage at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 23 May 2012

White-rumped Whimbrel at Toronto Whimbrel Watch on 22 May 2012. Four photos by Dave Milsom.

Piping Plover at Reesor Pond in Markham, Ontario on 22 May 2012

Blenheim Lagoons, Hillman Long-billed Dowitchers, Point Pelee National Park, 4 & 5 May

Long-billed Dowitcher at Scanlon Creek Conservation Area near Bradford in Simcoe County, 21 April 2012

Hope, a Whimbrel carrying a satellite transmitter, returns to Virginia's Eastern Shore on 5 April 2012

Ontario Shorebird Conservation Plan

2011

Collared Plover on a sandbar in the Napo River in Ecuador on 21 November 2011

Hudsonian Godwits in juvenal plumage at Frenchman's Bay, Pickering, near Toronto on 5 October 2011

Shorebirds and shorebirders at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on the north shore of Lake Ontario east of Toronto on 4 October 2011

Red Knot and Shorebirds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario on 22 September 2011

Second Whimbrel, Goshen, shot in Guadeloupe on 12 September 2011

News Advisory about Whimbrel Machi shot in Guadeloupe on 12 Septmeber 2011

James Bay Red Knot and Shorebird Surveys. 16 July to 14 August 2011. 8 pages of photos of Red Knots, shorebirds, other birds, butterflies, mammals & crew.

Bristle-thighed Curlew near Nome, Alaska on 3 July

Whimbrel migrating at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 25 May 2011

Two Red-necked Phalaropes at Shoeless Joes in Leamington near Point Pelee on 20 May 11

Volunteering for Bird Conservation on James Bay - Article with photos in OFO News February 2011

2010

Juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher two photos at Hydro Marsh, Pickering, east of Toronto on 20 September 2010

Hamilton Shorebirds including unusual Semipalmated Sandpiper. 6 and 12 September 2010

More juvenile shorebirds at Frenchman's Bay Page 2 on 4 September 2010

Juvenile shorebirds at Frenchman's Bay, Pickering just east of Toronto on 31 August 2010

Variation in White-rumped Sandpipers at Longridge Point, James Bay, Ontario, in July and August 2010. Seven photos.

James Bay Red Knot and Shorebird Surveys 14 July-17 August 2010. 6 pages of Red Knots, shorebirds, birds, mammals & crew.

Variation in Long-billed Dowitchers at Blenheim Lagoons on 6 May 2010

Shorebirds at Blenheim Lagoons on 6 May 2010 including three Wilson`s Phalaropes

Long-billed Dowitcher at 10th Road East, Saltfleet, between Stoney Creek and Grimsby, Ontario on 24 April 2010

Southern Lapwing at Gamboa Resort, near Panama City on 13 March 2010. I really wanted a photo of Southern Lapwing.

Whimbrels Photo 1 on mudflats in Panama City on 16 March 2010. Whimbrel Photo 2

2009

Purple Sandpiper and Dunlin at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, three photos on 8 December 2009

Juvenal Long-billed Dowitcher with broken lower mandible, Presqu'ile, 13 Sept. It wasn't able to preen properly, see damaged scapulars in this photo

American Avocet molting into basic plumage at Pringle Creek in Whitby on 24 August 2009

Sanderling with lime green flag, adult molting into basic plumage, at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 24 August 2009. It was banded in on 31 May 2008 at 8:53:00 a.m.at Mispillion Harbor - Osprey Point, Delaware, United States.

Least Sandpiper in juvenal plumage, molting adult Sanderling, molting adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 5 August 2009

James Bay Shorebird and Red Knot Surveys Ontario, 16-29 July 2009

Western Sandpiper in first alternate plumage at Windermere Basin, Hamilton, 5 photos on 8 June 2009

Purple Sandpiper 1, photo 2, in alternate plumage at Cobourg Harbour on 29 May 2009

Banded Piping Plover 4 photos at Darlington Provincial Park on 27 and 28 May 2009

Whimbrel migration in Toronto on 24 May 2009. 1814 birds counted.

Hudsonian Godwit 1, photo 2, photo 3, male in alternate plumage, Whitby, 23 May 2009

Spring Long-billed and Short-billed Dowitcher Identification.

Long-billed Dowitcher at Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell near Point Pelee on 17 May 2009

Western Willets photo 1 and photo 2 molting into alternate plumage at tip of Point Pelee, 10 May 2009

Hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher at Hillman Shorebird Cell,10 May 2009

Long-billed Dowitcher at Hillman Shorebird Cell 9 May 2009

Male Ruff in breeding plumage at Britannia/8th Line, Milton, 5 May 2009

2008

American Avocet in first basic plumage at Duffins Creek, Ajax, Ontario, on 23 November 2008

Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Fort Erie, Ontario, on 5 October 2008

Molting adult male Hudsonian Godwit with deformed or broken bill near St. Catharines, Ontario, on 5 October 2008

Juvenile Red Knot at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 8 September 2008

Shorebirds and Polar Bears of Akimiski Island, James Bay, Nunavut, Canada Part 2 1-25 August 2008

Akimiski Island, James Bay, Nunavut, Canada Part 1 from 22 May to 11 June 2008

Two Male Ruffs (one black morph and one red morph) at Minesing Swamp on McKinnon Road near Angus on 6 May 2008

Long-billed Dowitcher at Minesing Swamp on McKinnon Road near Angus on 3 May 2008

Greater Yellowlegs in first alternate plumage at Minesing Swamp on McKinnon Road near Angus on 3 May 2008

Ruff and photo 2 on OFO Trip to Minesing Swamp on McKinnon Road near Angus on 27 April 2008

Spotted Sandpipers on Lake Simcoe north of Beaverton on 25 April 2008

2007

Juvenile Hudsonian Godwit1, photo2, photo3 at Darlington Ponds in Durham Region, east of Toronto, on 15 October 2007

Juvenile Stilt Sandpiper at mouth of Rouge River, Toronto, 16 September 2007

Gray morph juvenile Baird's Sandpiper 1, photo2 Nonquon Sewage Lagoons, Durham Region, 18 August 2007

Juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher, Waverly Beach, Fort Erie, on 11 August 2007

Mingan Archipelago In Quebec, Red Knot and shorebird surveys, 18 July to 6 August 2007

Three Whimbrels at Darlington Provincial Park east of Toronto on 28 May 2007

Whimbrel migration in Toronto on Lake Ontario on 23 May 2007

Variation in Short-billed Dowitchers at Hillman Shorebird Cell, May 2007

Point Pelee area shorebirds including Hillman Shorebird Cell and Wheatley Harbour, May 2007

Ruddy Turnstones molting into alternate plumage on San Blas Islands, Panama, on 25 March 2007

2006

Late Sanderling in first basic plumage at Reesor Ponds in Markham on 14 November 2006

American Avocet Photo 1, Photo 2, at Holland Landing, Ontario, sewage lagoons on 29 August 2006

Juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on 22 August 2006

Juvenile Common Ringed Plover at Qaanaaq in western Greenland on 20 August 2006

Adult Purple Sandpiper and juvenile Purple Sandpiper in Svalbard in the Norwegian High Arctic on 1 August 2006

Red Knot in alternate plumage at Reesor Ponds in Markham on 21 June 2006

Akimiski Island in James Bay from 24 May to 9 June 2006.

Willets in alternate plumage at Wheatley Harbour on 8 May 2006

Dunlin in alternate plumage at Hillman Marsh shorebird compound on 8 May 2006

2005

Short-billed or Long-billed Dowitchers on 21 July 2005

Long-billed Dowitcher in early stages of first prebasic molt at Dundas Marsh in Hamilton on 8 October 2005.

Sanderling in its first prebasic molt at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton on 8 October 2005.

Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 27 August 2005.

James Bay Shorebirds from 1 - 9 August 2005, 2 pages: James Bay Page 1, James Bay Page 2.

Molting adult hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher at Rock Point Provincial Park on the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario on 28 July 2005.

Adult Baird's Sandpipers on 26 July 2005 at Reesor Ponds in Markham, Ontario.

Greater Yellowlegs in alternate plumage on 19 July 2005 at Reesor Ponds in Markham, Ontario.

Short-billed Dowitchers in worn alternate plumage on 17 July 2005 at Reesor Ponds in Markham, Ontario.

Stilt Sandpipers in worn alternate plumage on 17 July 2005 at Reesor Ponds in Markham, Ontario.

Short-billed Dowitcher in worn alternate plumage on 15 July 2005 at Schomberg, Ontario.

Lesser Yellowlegs in worn alternate plumage on 15 July at Schomberg, Ontario.

Short-billed Dowitcher apparently of the nominate subspecies griseus in probable first alternate (first breeding) plumage on 30 May 2005 at Sobeys Pond in Whitby. The amount of basic feathers and date suggest first alternate plumage.

Pectoral Sandpiper in alternate (breeding) plumage on 16 April 2005 at 10th Road near Beamer Conservation Area.

Dunlin 1 2 Two photos of same bird in worn basic (winter) plumage on 16 April 2005 at 10th Road near Beamer.

2004

Hudsonian Godwit at Winona Sewage Lagoons

Adult Long-billed Dowitcher 20 September 2004

2003

Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope beginning its molt into first basic (first winter) plumage at Harrow Sewage Lagoons, Ontario, 21 September 2003.

Juvenile Sanderling beginning its molt into first basic (winter) plumage at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 7 September 2003.

Juvenile Black-bellied Plover at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 7 September 2003.

Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sobeys Pond in Whitby, Ontario, 6 September 2003.

Short-billed Dowitchers in Ontario in 2003 showing birds in fresh alternate, worn alternate and juvenal plumage.

American Avocet on the Leslie Street Spit (Tommy Thompson Park), Toronto, Ontario, on 31 August 2003.

Juvenile Western Sandpiper at Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario, 30 August 2003.

Juvenile Baird's Sandpiper at Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario, 23 August 2003

Adult Pectoral Sandpiper at Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario, 23 August 2003

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