RFI-3 birds and Brandt Geese
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RFI-3 birds and Brandt Geese

Anonymous

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I was at the Cobourg Harbour this morning and there were 2 Brandt Geese in the south west corner of the harbour and these 3 birds that I am having some difficulty with identification. I would appreciate some assistance with these.
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Art
Unknown birds
1
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170173.html
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170174.html
2
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170175.html
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170178.html
3
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170179.html

Here are a couple of the Brandt Geese.
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170169.html
http://wyld-art.fotopic.net/p46170172.html
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Anonymous »


Leslie Kinrys

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Bird one is an American Pipit. Bird two is a Snow Bunting. Both birds are in winter plummage.
I'm not good on shorebirds, so I'll leave that for someone else.

Thanks for sharing your pictures.
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Leslie Kinrys »
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Anonymous

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Thank you very much Leslie, I appreciate your assistance:)
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worth

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The shorebird in picture # 3 looks like a Pectoral Sandpiper to me.
Dave
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Thanks very much for your assistance Dave, it's greatly appreciated:)
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Joe

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I could be wrong, but #3 looks like a least to me.  How big was it?

Joe
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Anonymous

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thanks for your reply Joe,,it's hard to come up with a measurement but, it wasnt very big at all.
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Brian Bailey

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#3 looks like a Pectoral to me.  The markings & leg colour look okay for a Least, but the head looks too small in relation to the rest of the body.  That suggests a larger bird:  Pectoral.

BB
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Thanks Brian, I appreciate your assistance:)
Art
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