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  1. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    I really want to say that comparing the above attachment to the following picture: http://sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/photos/greater_yellowlegs_2.jpg it does look like a Greater ...
  2. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Hi, guys -- Whether it is (they are) Lesser or Greater, I am now convinced that they are the same bird (or same species). I double checked my photos and the times at which they were taken, I believe I was tracking the same group of birds: The following one was taken at 1:27PM, 2/19/2005...
  3. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Also I found another larger image of the "sandy", and I think it is a sandling I hope we can reach a consensus now :-) Thanks and I learned a lot from you guys.
  4. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Hi, folks, This has turned into a really fascinating discussion! A lot of resources! Thanks! I am posting a blow-up of the yellowleg picture in my original post, after reading all the comments and checking the links, I think all these yellowleg pictures are of the same, or same species of...
  5. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Hi, thanks all. I am new on this forum, next time I will remember to post the time and location :-) And I thought they were the same birds .. I snapped a few in the same location within a short period of time .. I did not remember exactly what happened there. Good to know that I got two birds...
  6. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    The sandpiper picture was taken on 5/22/2005, the yellowlegs were taken on 2/19/2005/
  7. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Here's another picture of the yellowleg. I though the Greater has up-curved bill ... they were very far at the time and these pictures were the best I got :-(
  8. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Thanks, I forgot to say I was guessing Least Sandpiper for the first picture .. although I have the toughest time with sandpipers, to me they are all little grayish/brownish nervous runners :D
  9. howiewu

    Shore birds ID?

    Hi, could you please identify these 2 shore birds for me? My guess is that the second one is Lesser Yellowleg .. not too sure. The first one was taken on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia, the second one was taken in Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge (basically near the Chesapeake Bay).
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