Grey bird (1 Viewer)

Nick Richter

Well-known member

• Sep 6, 2003

• #1

Can anyone help me with an i.d. of this bird and let me know it's salient features? Thanks.

 

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Swift

Well-known member

• Sep 6, 2003

• #2

It looks to me like a Willet, in flight did you notice black on the wing with a paler trailing edge?? The bill is quite long and straight and the bird as you have pointed out is overall grey.

 

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Charles Harper

Régisseur

• Sep 6, 2003

• #3

Willet-- looks like a juvenile (the brown marked feathers) moulting into first winter (the solid grey feathers).

 

L

logos

Well-known member

• Sep 6, 2003

• #4

The heavy looking bill with a greyish base and the thick, long greyish legs all indicate Willett, as does the rather plain plumage and especially the predominently plain tail (this latter feature pointing towards a western bird).

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