Rudy turnstone.

They come by their name honestly, they often forage by turning over stones and other objects.
On the south beach at Rondeau Provincial Park, May 19/16

Arenaria interpres

The oldest recorded Ruddy Turnstone was a female, and at least 14 years, 11 months old, when she was recaptured and rereleased during a scientific study in New Jersey.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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