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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Canoncan on August 20, 2006, 10:28:33 PM

Title: Shorebird
Post by: Canoncan on August 20, 2006, 10:28:33 PM

I birded the shores of Presquile today and photographed many shore birds. Now while birding many years fall shorebirds not a specialty. Any ideas. Sanderling was my guess. It was the size of a kildeer, it was larger than the semipalmated sandpiper.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/canoncan/Piper.jpg)

Title: Shorebird
Post by: Anonymous on August 21, 2006, 03:53:32 AM

Pectoral Sandpiper

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Post by: Pat Hodgson on August 21, 2006, 09:28:31 AM

I'd call that one a ruddy turnstone.

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Post by: Andrew Don on August 21, 2006, 10:27:53 AM

I'd second Ruddy Turnstone ,quite distinct markings on the bird

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Post by: Kin Lau on August 21, 2006, 11:40:45 AM

Dark chest patches, patterned head and orange legs. I'd go with Ruddy Turnstone also.

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Post by: Anonymous on August 21, 2006, 10:27:14 PM

Of course it is a Ruddy Turnstone. We saw 2 of them at Presqu'ile on Sat. so I am humbled in my silly quick glance ID.