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Semipalmated Sandpiper (21)

Calidris pusilla

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Aug 24 2021

Crysler - Today a significant flock showed up, with 75+ probing the shallow river.

Date uploaded: Aug 25 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Great lighting. Nicely done!
BrianMorin: The sunlight did a great job of highlighting the features.

Short-billed Dowitcher (14)

Limnodromus griseus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Aug 24 2021

Crysler - I returned to the area and discovered the bird still present. I remained at one spot in the river (only inches deep in this area so great for shorebirds, and for me) and waited for it to approach for some good shots.

Date uploaded: Aug 25 2021

Comments (2):
Chris: Terrific composition.
BrianMorin: I waited 90 minutes for the bird to return to this spot. I took shots in other settings but this was one of the best.

Green Thorntail (44)

Discosura conversii

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 7 2021

Details: female

#San Miguel De Los Bancos
#Mirador Rio Blanco

Date uploaded: Aug 22 2021

Comments (1):
BrianMorin: A little beauty.

Common Nighthawk (10)

Chordeiles minor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Aug 15 2021

Details: juvenile

Cornwall - Common Nighthawks no longer breed in our region so if we want to see one in the summer we have to head almost two hours northwest onto part of the Canadian Shield. They prefer open rocky areas with limited vegetation for breeding. This bird was a migrant that spent the day sleeping on a power line. In the third week of August, several flocks of a dozen or more moved through late in the day.

Date uploaded: Aug 22 2021