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Shorebird S Padre Island, TX, USA (1 Viewer)
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The Falcon
Registered Birder
It's a Red Knot.
Red Knot have Black legs so I agree with Dowitcher species- as to which one I lean towards Short billed as the tail does not look more black than white and lack of barring in the flanks.
Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
they don't have black legs
See image below
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=395985
agree on Red Knot
Microtus
Maryland USA (he/him)
It is a dowitcher, as Jim said. The base of the bill is pale, and there is a lot of white on the tail. Red Knots are much less common in Texas than either dowitcher in the dead of winter.
I am thinking Short-billed, as the tail does not have a lot of black markings, and the flanks have more of a spotted, rather than barred, appearance.
I am thinking Short-billed, as the tail does not have a lot of black markings, and the flanks have more of a spotted, rather than barred, appearance.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Def not a Knot. The proportions are wrong, Knot are stockier ( I know it can change with stance etc. ), the legs look proportionally too long - and black, not green, the upperparts are quite heavily marked with paler margins - not internal 'anchors', the markings on the underparts, particularly up by the breast sides, aren't chevrons, the face pattern is too bold and the barring on the tail is too thin. Short-billed Dowitcher for me.
Chris
Chris
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Dowitcher for me too. If I had to guess I'd say short-billed (it doesn't look round enough for long-billed), but it's really hard to say either way.
