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Spr n 8 Figure 2. Spotted Redshank in flight at Cape Hatteras Point. The white back, plain upper wing surface and straight bill with drooping tip are all evident. Photo by M. Tove, 16 May 1987.
"Mr. Matthiessen's annotations on this tall, black-bellied wader include the following comments: bill straight, reddish orange, dark-tipped (not plover bill); head, breast solid black (no white); back mottled reddish brown (grouse color); conspicuous white tail patch visible in flight; no apparent wing stripes; underparts [crissum in sketch. R.C.C.] lighter (gray); legs dark (possibly reddish)." In spite of some apparent discrepancies (e.g., back color), we believe this to correctly indicate a Spotted Redshank. Clement (in Hall and Clement, 1960) further noted that on 31 May 1955, Donald Burger of Bristol, England observed a Spotted Redshank at Teverton, Rhode Island. While this sighting may or may not refer to the same individual, it is worth mentioning because the number of extralimital rarities found in the 1950's was markedly less than in the 1980's (due to coverage). Also present on 13 May 1987 were a transition-plumaged Curlew Sand- piper (Calidris ferruginea) and a breeding-plumaged female Ruff (Philomachus pugnax). The Spotted Redshank remained in the area through at least 17 May. This unusual concentration of extralimital birds was strangely not associated with large shorebird flocks or any abnormal weather patterns (storms).
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