Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Freddie on August 29, 2018, 01:14:22 PM

Title: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: Freddie on August 29, 2018, 01:14:22 PM
These birds were all in the same flooded field - I'm hopeful you'll be able to identify them.

#1:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/30480361658_e4ce07c1c7_q.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NrrPAS)2018-08-28-102 (https://flic.kr/p/NrrPAS) by Gary Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141958007@N07/), on Flickr

#2
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1882/29411173707_4730b17a29.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNXXgR)2018-08-28-106 (https://flic.kr/p/LNXXgR) by Gary Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141958007@N07/), on Flickr

#3
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1845/30480361808_2981e33768.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NrrPDs)2018-08-28-109 (https://flic.kr/p/NrrPDs) by Gary Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141958007@N07/), on Flickr

#4
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/29411173307_52930cd4cb.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNXX9X)2018-08-28-110 (https://flic.kr/p/LNXX9X) by Gary Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141958007@N07/), on Flickr

#5
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1860/29411172917_5fd4f6b9ce_q.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNXX3e)2018-08-28-119 (https://flic.kr/p/LNXX3e) by Gary Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141958007@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: Canoncan on August 29, 2018, 05:16:43 PM
I shall  take a stab and the Maven's can correct me. Size is hard to be relevant with little comparison

1. Least Sandpiper? ( I see yellow legs but the bill while down turned seems long) would have loved to see the entire bird, it may be a Stilt, feeding habit would have been interesting. Size to #2 would help
2. Bairds Sandpiper
3.Least Sandpiper
4. Bairds again
5. Looks like Solitary Sandpiper
Title: Re: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: Freddie on August 30, 2018, 11:34:46 AM
Canoncan --- thanks I appreciate the feedback.
Title: Re: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: thouc on August 30, 2018, 11:42:36 PM
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
2,4 agree with Baird's
5 agree with Solitary
3 not sure

/Thomas
Title: Re: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 31, 2018, 08:36:55 AM
Shorebird ID is tricky this time of the month and going forward as in most cases the adults for the most part have passed through already except for a few here and there. Adult shorebirds leave their breeding grounds before the juveniles so when you see shorebirds especially next month most but not all are juveniles and their plumages vary making them hard to ID.
Title: Re: Sandpipers have got me confused
Post by: Freddie on August 31, 2018, 09:34:23 AM
As always, thanks Thomas & Paul for the replys