I'm forwarding this from the ID-Frontiers listserve. Winfield, West Virginia, isn't too far from Marietta or Gallipolis in s.e. Ohio. I don't know anything more about this than what's contained in the two posts below, so don't contact me for more info; but I've looked at the photos, and it does look like the bird is a Great Knot, a species I've studied closely in China and Australia. (not just a great knot, which could be just a great sighting of a Red Knot -- the Great Knot is a different species.) Have any of you birders in eastern or southeastern Ohio heard anything about this?
Kenn Kaufman
Rocky Ridge, Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [BIRDWG01] Opinion on this West Virginia shorebird
Matt
The shorebird in the photos looks like a pretty straightforward, moulting adult Great Knot. This must be pretty darn rare anywhere in the USA away from Western Alaska!
Martin Garner (U.K.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Orsie
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: [BIRDWG01] Opinion on this West Virginia shorebird
Hi All,
This shorebird was photographed near Winfield, WV
yesterday. Eyewitnesses said it was 1/4 to 1/2 times larger
than a Killdeer.
http://wvbirder.com/tmp9/wv_8-13-07_a.JPG
http://wvbirder.com/tmp9/wv_08-13-07_b.JPG
http://wvbirder.com/tmp9/wv_08-13-07_c.JPG
Good Birding and Clear Skies,
Matt Orsie
Jefferson County - Summit Point, WV
http://wvbirder.com/Sp.htm
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