Dowitcher sp. BVI (1 Viewer)

Isurus

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #1

3rd and final one for today (I tried a new spot and the only thing I could recognise was cattle egret!). Short-billed dowitcher?


http://www.flickr.com/photos/deep-blue/1348202434/


[edited to correct url]

 

Last edited: Sep 8, 2007

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cavan wood

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #2

You must have an account to view at that site.

Scott

 

Isurus

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #3

cavan wood said:

You must have an account to view at that site.

Scott

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Sorry Scott; bad link - try this.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deep-blue/1348202434/

 

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cavan wood

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #4

Isurus said:

Sorry Scott; bad link - try this.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deep-blue/1348202434/

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Now I feel like I have to try to identify the fool thing. Ok, based almost entirely on something I read from Jan on here a few days ago, I'm going to say this is juvenile short-billed because of the buff coloured fringes and bars running along the tertials.

We'll see how I did when we hear from people that have actually seen dowitchers in the past 20 years.

Scott

By the way, where is BVI?

 

Last edited: Sep 8, 2007

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Sep 8, 2007

• #5

This is a Short-billed Dowitcher because of the internal markings on the scapulars and tertials.

BVI is British Virgin Islands.

Nice picture.