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Black Turnstone

While at Triple usually 75% plus of shorebirds are Black Turnstones, it took me some time to ID them for certain – the distinct back pattern in flight was my QED while learning

Use MOV01457.MPG '03_11_28_01 as example

Bathing sequence shows back patterns

But the rock sandpipers are first in this clip till the bigger Turnstones take over pool – Note beak below TPL_bird_rocksand2.WMV

	This one spoke to me
	Here is close up of a tolerant fellow; at the end it peeps nervously MPG 600K MOV02028.MPG (moved to Nature)

July plumage – still showing adult breeding but becoming ‘worn’

Created by LG Thursday, December 04, 2003