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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Andygod on August 21, 2014, 09:07:31 AM

Title: Sandpiper ??
Post by: Andygod on August 21, 2014, 09:07:31 AM

I saw a few of these at the Nonquon Lagoons the other day, Aug 18.  My best guess is a Solitary Sandpiper, but I am not very confident.  

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14802770388_33c11b9a69_c.jpg)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14802718430_7185115a8b_c.jpg)

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3879/14802830197_cf70526f3b_c.jpg)

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3862/14802688189_813d5b0ab5_c.jpg)

Thanks for any confirmation or correction.

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Title: Re: Sandpiper ??
Post by: Brian Bailey on August 21, 2014, 12:25:20 PM

Very close.  It's a Lesser Yellowlegs.  They look very similar.  The two easiest ways to tell in these photos is the leg colour and the white rump (visible in the 3rd photo).

BB

Title: Re: Sandpiper ??
Post by: Andygod on August 22, 2014, 12:01:58 AM

Thanks for the correction.  Very similar, but easy to see the difference once it is pointed out.  I was concentrating more on the bill size and colour and the eyering.  So much to look for.