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Ma. Shorebirds (1 Viewer)
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cavan wood
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I think semipalmated sandpiper, but I'm never 100% sure when I see these in isolation.
Scott
Scott
Larry Lade
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To me, looks like the larger birds are Western Sandpipers and the smaller bird is a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
You could be right--assuming you think the close bird in the foreground is the smaller bird.
Best,
Jim
Larry Lade
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That is the perception that I have of these three birds. The bird in the foreground appears to be a SEMI and the other two WESA.
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
I agree with Jim about the rear, left bird being Western - the red centered scaps. are pretty clear.
Don't see why the right bird can't be a juvvie Semi-P. though; it has a fairly short, straight bill, and in fresh plumage (which this is) I would expect to see more rufous were it a Western.
Peter C.
P.S. Many people (most people on this forum, I would guess) will have no idea where the heck "Ma." is (or Me., Ms., Mi., Mn., etc...) ;-)
Don't see why the right bird can't be a juvvie Semi-P. though; it has a fairly short, straight bill, and in fresh plumage (which this is) I would expect to see more rufous were it a Western.
Peter C.
P.S. Many people (most people on this forum, I would guess) will have no idea where the heck "Ma." is (or Me., Ms., Mi., Mn., etc...) ;-)
The right bird has a bill that is fairly long for a semi, and I picked up a bit of rufous on scaps when I increased color saturation. It also looks somewhat big headed and thick-necked. That was why I didn't call it a for sure semi in my original post. But it's a close call.
Best,
Jim
