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Brian Morin

Date taken: Sep 27 2015

Ottawa - what a surprise to get an alert this afternoon about a Western Kingbird in Ottawa. I got the bird a few hours later. Saved me a trip out West :)

Date uploaded: Sep 28 2015

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Parasitic Jaeger/Arctic Skua (4)

Stercorarius parasiticus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 24 2015

Details: juvenile

Ottawa - this bird has cooperated for observers for a couple of weeks. Most of the time it spends sitting on the water in the middle of the Ottawa River waiting to chase gulls. It lifts off occasionally, puts on a show in hot pursuit. For this shot it was soaring like a gull for about 90 seconds. Very nice of it.

Date uploaded: Sep 27 2015

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Stilt Sandpiper (11)

Calidris himantopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 22 2015

Details: juvenile, multiple species

Ingleside - Stilt left and Lesser Yellowlegs right. Both birds have muddy legs obscuring leg colour.

Date uploaded: Sep 23 2015

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Stilt Sandpiper (11)

Calidris himantopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 22 2015

Details: juvenile

Ingleside - This bird was feeding with Lesser Yellowlegs for a nice comparison. Note light eye stripe and slightly decurved bill tip. Bird is a bit smaller than Yellowlegs and legs are greeny-yellow.

Date uploaded: Sep 23 2015

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