Sandpiper Padre Island Texas (1 Viewer)

DDolan1075

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2010

• #1

Saw this last weekend near Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas. I suspect that it is a Pectoral Sandpiper, but would love some help on this. Sorry, the picture is really cropped as the bird was off in the distance

 

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Perry Smale

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2010

• #2

Looked at this and Least was my immediate thought - an adult bird.

 

WACCOE

Marching on Together

• Oct 9, 2010

• #3

Same here looks like a Least.

 

Tero

Retired

• Oct 9, 2010

• #4

Aside from size, see how the shading is on the bottom bird here, then abruptly stops along the breast to belly line:
http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pectoral_Sandpiper
another good photo
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40220

your bird is one of the peeps.

 

Last edited: Oct 9, 2010