234. Tringa canutus 
KNOT. 10.50 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above gray, mottled with black and reddish 
brown. Below, sides of head and breast cinnamon; legs greenish 
yellow. Infall. Above gray, darker on head; rump and base of 
tail white barred with black. Below cinnamon variegated with 
white. Immature, Above like fall adult. Below white, dusky 
on breast. Also knownas Blue Plover and Red breasted Plover. It 
is a short, stocky bird frequenting the beaches and mud flats. 
Note. ‘A low, mellow wheep, wheep.” 
Breeds. Far north. A migrant on the coast in May and July to 
October. 
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