RFI sandpiper but which one?
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RFI sandpiper but which one?

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Need a hand with the id of these two sandpipers (two different shots of each). They were not together, shot on different days:

1st (suspect this is a chick):




2nd:



« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by gb_eh »


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The top one looks like a Semipalmated Sandpiper (in winter plumage) with the short, thick bill.
The bottom one I would say is a Lesser Yellowlegs. The bill doesn't look long enough for a Greater.

/Thomas
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by thouc »