BREEDING STILT SANDPIPER, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   Even though it is not a great photo because of the lighting, we can ID this sandpiper as a breeding Stilt Sandpiper as follows:

• Long, drooping bill.
• White eyebrow.
• Long legs with greenish tinge.  You can just make out the greenish tinge on the legs.
• Heavily dark barred underside.
• Dark splotches on the back.

   The Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 309.