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Small peep help please, Courtney, British Columbia, Canada, Aug 13, 2023
Some Semipalmated sandpipers can show this as well however I agree that the combination of different features makes this a Western Sandpiper- Michael Long
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Small peep help please, Courtney, British Columbia, Canada, Aug 13, 2023
A pretty tough bird, but looks like a Western Sandpiper to me. Keep in mind the number of Semipalmated Sandpipers I've seen is 0 so take my ids with a grain of salt. Ideally, I'd like to see a sharper photo in better light to be completely comfortable in taking this bird to species level...- Michael Long
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Small peep help please, Courtney, British Columbia, Canada, Aug 13, 2023
The “Sanderling” is either a short billed Western or long billed Semipalmated which without better shots of the bill should be best left at genus level. Juveniles like this bird can be very difficult to identify to species, Western is far more likely however. Unknown 1 is another Least Sandpiper...- Michael Long
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A