Outdoor Ontario
Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Dinusaur on September 27, 2014, 02:32:57 PM
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#3: Size comparison against a Lesser Yellowlegs (on left)
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I have trouble with shorebirds as well.....most Pectorals I have seen up at Presquille are more brownish on body, maybe the amount of light in shots is hiding colouring, the size and body type look good for Pectoral
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Thanks. I did a bit more on-line searching and found this excellent article:
http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2013/ ... _juveniles (http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2013/09/23/birding_101_least_sandpiper_vs_pectoral_sandpiper_juveniles)
According to this article, Pectorals have blackish primary tail tips with faint edges whereas Least don't. I am not an expert, however, the differences in this article made sense. So I looked at two Least photos that I took recently, first one in PEI and the second one in Downsview Park. Voila - the difference between the two make sense now The photo in 2 above clearly agrees with what the article says about Pectoral. So it is very likely a Pectoral.
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Yes, Pectoral, it is much larger than the Least, has a more upright posture with longer neck and legs and a sharp line with a central tip between dark breast and white belly.