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lou salomon
the birdonist
short-billed dowitcher
sb dowie or ?
least
dunlin
no idea - a peep?
sb dowie or ?
least
dunlin
no idea - a peep?
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Bluetail said:
good job Spotted Sandpiper it is, a male as well (ascertained from biometrics)
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Bluetail said:
not a Baird's, wish it was though, extremely rare in NE USA in spring
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Bluetail said:
nope! sorry
lou salomon
the birdonist
the right bird seems to be a western sand but is it the same as the left one (no 3)?
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
lou salomon said:
like Baird's, Western Sandpiper is an extreme rarity in the NE USA during spring. 3, 6 & 7 are all Semipalmated Sandpipers. 3 & 6 are tricky due to the light and the dark appearance of the bird. It is probably a male and looks chunky. Semi's double there body weight in the Delaware Bay (where I took these pics) so during late May/ early June they often look a bit porky. Some of the individuals we caught for banding weighed as much as 45 grams! Typically when they arrive in New Jersey they weigh around 20 grams. This weight gain is achieved in about 2 weeks and changes their overall shape and jizz considerably. Male Semipalms (easy to ascertain through bill and wing chord measurements) often appear darker than the larger females. Here are two pictures of a male and female (left) Semipalmated Sand.
Nobody has gotten number 2 correct yet - a species more familiar to europeans than yanks!
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Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Bluetail said:
I wish much rarer over here than the species it is.
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Michael W said:How about Hudsonian Godwit?
Limeybirder said:Nobody has gotten number 2 correct yet - a species more familiar to europeans than yanks!
no I hope european birders wouldn't be too familiar with Hudsonian Godwit as I think its only occurred on that side of the pond 1 or 2 times.
Keep trying guys, even though its in a diffcult pose thought it wasn't that hard but I know what it is!!!! :h?:
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
Michael W said:
correctimundo yep its the same male Curlew Sand I photgraphed at Nummy's Island in Cape May. One of two birds present and found on World Series day. o
heres a thumbnail of the other bird, if you look in the first pic the male is at the top of the pic, I tried real hard to get them in the same frame but they mostly kept away from each other. :-C
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lou salomon
the birdonist
oh, shoot, i knew it...haha - semipalm, male with long bill? :clap: :clap:
Andy Wraithmell
aka Limeybirder
lou salomon said:
The females actually have longer bills Lou. There is considerable overlap between the eastern Semipalms and Western Sandpipers, which breed in Alaska. Alaskan Semipalms have shorter bills so they aren't competing for the same food source as the predominant Western whilst on the breeding grounds. Eastern Semipalms have got it all to themselves so they have longer bills, some females (like the one in the thumbnail) have Western like bills, which often causes confusion.
