TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone- Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Order CHARADRIIFORMES - Family SCOLOPACIDAE - Subfamily Scolopacinae. This bird was on a mud bank near the North end of Acton Lake. The picture is poor, but, I was far away and, heck, it was also a life first! This bird appears to be a juvenile. These birds spend time lifting objects such as stones and wood in search of food. Breeds along the Arctic coastline and winters as far south as the southern tip of South America. (Photo: Sep 21, 2004, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 500mm f/4 L IS lens and 2.0X TC) For more species info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Ruddy_Turnstone_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.