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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Kevin H. on February 25, 2018, 01:09:45 PM

Title: From Florida
Post by: Kevin H. on February 25, 2018, 01:09:45 PM

Semipalmated sandpiper??

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4616/26584207338_23b61d73e6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Gva1Eo)

Title: Re: From Florida
Post by: thouc on February 25, 2018, 07:26:54 PM

More likely to be Western Sandpiper in winter, maybe some shorebird expert can tell for sure. Semipalmated and Western are very similar.

/Thomas

Title: Re: From Florida
Post by: Shortsighted on February 25, 2018, 09:32:41 PM

How did it behave?
Did it race to and from the sand-caressing wave front?
It looks like a non-breeding Sanderling to me, but I'm shortsighted.
Attached photo from Toronto Island of just such a reciprocating Sanderling.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TrWLc35/0/fc9973ae/L/i-TrWLc35-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-TrWLc35/A)

Title: Re: From Florida
Post by: Ally on February 26, 2018, 07:43:54 AM

Hurray, you are back!

Title: Re: From Florida
Post by: lucky tern on February 28, 2018, 03:22:56 PM

yes that's a sanderling...when that close you'll be able to see (well actually not see) the "missing" back toe

Title: Re: From Florida
Post by: Kevin H. on February 28, 2018, 03:55:12 PM

Thanks