Sandpipers have got me confused
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Sandpipers have got me confused

Freddie

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These birds were all in the same flooded field - I'm hopeful you'll be able to identify them.

#1:
2018-08-28-102 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

#2
2018-08-28-106 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

#3
2018-08-28-109 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

#4
2018-08-28-110 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

#5
2018-08-28-119 by Gary Lane, on Flickr
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Canoncan

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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
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Freddie

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Canoncan --- thanks I appreciate the feedback.
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thouc

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1 Pectoral Sandpiper
2,4 agree with Baird's
5 agree with Solitary
3 not sure

/Thomas
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Paul O'Toole

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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.
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Freddie

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As always, thanks Thomas & Paul for the replys
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