Water & shore birds
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
“Along the beaches, huge flocks of Red Knots, Royal Terns and Black Skimmers crowded the tide line—species not often seen in Cape Elizabeth except during migration.”
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Along the beaches, huge flocks of Red Knots, Royal Terns and Black Skimmers crowded the tide line—species not often seen in Cape Elizabeth except during migration.