Maine Field Office Red Knot Fact Sheet
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This fact sheet provides information on the life history, habitat, and occurrence of Red Knot in Maine.

Author(s)
biologist in black jacket in front of sunset
Nicole Pauley
Endangered Species Biologist/NRCS Liaison
Ecological Services
Expertise
NRCS Projects, ESA Consultations, GIS
Area
ME
East Orland,ME
Publication date
Type of document
Fact Sheet
Facility
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Maine Ecological Services Field Office
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Conservation Office
East Orland,ME
Species
A group of juvenile and adult red knot forage along the shoreline.

Length: 25-28 cm. Adults in spring: Above finely mottled with grays, black and light ochre, running into stripes on crown; throat, breast and sides of head cinnamon-brown; dark gray line through eye; abdomen and undertail coverts white; uppertail coverts white, barred with black. Adults in...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Subspecies
Ecosystem
Coastal