NONBREEDING RED KNOT, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   We can ID these two sandpipers as Red Knots as follows:

• Apperance: heavy bodied, stout appearance, small head and short neck.
• Dark barring on flanks.
• Pale gray upperside and head and white belly.
• Black bill.
• White eyebrow.

   The Red Knot is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 273.