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Old Wednesday 15th October 2003, 20:49   #1
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ID this shorebird

Some of the birds I saw during the GGBC. Can anyone ID these? Seaside in Campeche, Mexico.


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Old Wednesday 15th October 2003, 20:56   #2
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Hi Dave,

Front to back:

Marbled Godwit
American Avocet (female)
American Avocet (male)

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Old Wednesday 15th October 2003, 21:16   #3
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And it took me some struggling with a field guide to get the Marbled Godwit! And I had the whole bird visible, not just the bill.

These guys were just in the edge of the photo I was really taking. It's three Avocets and is posted in the Gallery.
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/...hp?photo=12406
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Here's the rest of the Marbled Godwit from a different photo...
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