. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist VOL. XLIX OTTAWA. CANADA. OCTOBER, 1935 No. 7 THE RED-BACKED SANDPIPER AT TORONTO By STUART L. THOMPSON. ^—^ HE CHRISTMAS CENSUS of the \ Toronto Field Naturalists' Club in 1934 brought to light at least one re- markable record. To Robert Lindsay, the leader of the lake shore group, goes the credit of reporting the occurrence of a Red-backed Sandpiper [Pelidna alpina.'] Had this been on some former census when Toronto had little or no snow and sandy beaches were in evidence all winter, one would scarcely be surprised at a sandpiper
. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist VOL. XLIX OTTAWA. CANADA. OCTOBER, 1935 No. 7 THE RED-BACKED SANDPIPER AT TORONTO By STUART L. THOMPSON. ^—^ HE CHRISTMAS CENSUS of the \ Toronto Field Naturalists' Club in 1934 brought to light at least one re- markable record. To Robert Lindsay, the leader of the lake shore group, goes the credit of reporting the occurrence of a Red-backed Sandpiper [Pelidna alpina.'] Had this been on some former census when Toronto had little or no snow and sandy beaches were in evidence all winter, one would scarcely be surprised at a sandpiper out of season. The habitat in such a winter would have been unchanged. But to find a bird of the sand running around in the midst of ice and snow was at least a unique sight. The Sandpiper was found wading in a mere thread of running water which drains Grenadier Pond into Lake Ontario at Sunnyside. All else about was frozen solid. As might be expected with such a limited feeding ground the bird was loath to leave and permitted a very close ap- proach. It was examined at leisure at a distance of ten feet, was in fine fall plumage, very active, apparently in good health and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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