Sandpipers - Bowmanville, Ontario (1 Viewer)

[Potatoheaded Bobby]

I would need some identification help please.
#1 I believe - Least Sandpiper
#2 in foreground I believe - Dunlin
#3 and 4 I believe the same but not sure of what.
Thanks in advance for your I.D. help

 

[birdmeister]

#1. Least
#2. Pectoral on left. The one on the right has got me a little bit. To me, plumage looks better for White-rumped than Semipalmated/Western, it's just that I'd expect longer primary projection past the tail. Maybe the angle accounts for this?
#3-#4. Pectoral Sandpiper

 

[Bewick]

#1. Least
#2. Pectoral on left. The one on the right has got me a little bit. To me, plumage looks better for White-rumped than Semipalmated/Western, it's just that I'd expect longer primary projection past the tail. Maybe the angle accounts for this?
#3-#4. Pectoral Sandpiper

Agreed

 

[qwerty5]

The one on the right has got me a little bit. To me, plumage looks better for White-rumped than Semipalmated/Western, it's just that I'd expect longer primary projection past the tail. Maybe the angle accounts for this?

The picture is good quality, so shouldn't we see orange on the mandible? Also I'm not seeing any wing projection, unless I don't know what I'm looking at.

 

[Indobirder]

How about juv. Red Knot for #2 ?

edit: i guess too small

 

[Bewick]

How about juv. Red Knot for #2 ?

Red knot should be very similarly sized if not slightly larger than the pectoral sandpiper at the back. Its much smaller however so its definitely a smaller sized Calidris.

 

[birdmeister]

The picture is good quality, so shouldn't we see orange on the mandible? Also I'm not seeing any wing projection, unless I don't know what I'm looking at.

Good point about the orange mandible (or lack thereof). Maybe Semipalmated Sandpiper after all?

 

[Potatoheaded Bobby]

Thanks for your help.
Are we ruling out 'Dunlin' completely on #2 ?

 

[tom baxter]

The bird in question in #2 looks fine for Semipalmated Sandpiper to me.

 

[rkj]

Are we ruling out 'Dunlin' completely on #2 ?

Yes; among other things, Dunlin has a much longer bill.

 

[THE_FERN]

Fwiw, I went through the same reasoning and candidate species and arrived at the same conclusion (semi) for 2

 

[Potatoheaded Bobby]

Awesome. Thanks again