BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, PRESQU'ILE PROVINCIAL PARK, BRIGHTON, ON, 9/5/2015

   We identified this bird as a Baird's Sandpiper vs. other similar looking sandpipers as follows:

• The black legs vs. the greenish-yellow legs of the Least Sandpiper.
• More extensive black at tips of wings which extend over tail vs. the wings of a Semipalmated, Western or Least Sandpiper. 

   Baird' s Sandpiper is not a common migrant in this area, but it does show up periodically.  It is probably a juvenile, as it has a neat, extensive scaly pattern on the upperside.

   Baird's Sandpiper is a new species on our Life List, which now stands at 153.