help in the bronx with shore birds (1 Viewer)

[glide133]

this bird at first looked too be a lesser yellowleg,but I'm not so sure after putting the photo's on my computer.this was in the Bronx in n.y.

 

[Indobirder]

I want to say solitary Sandpiper. Not 100% sure though

 

[THE_FERN]

Why not willet? Look how thick that bill is

 

[rollingthunder]

Looks like a Willet to me - Solitary Sandpiper is much smaller iirc...

Laurie -

 

[Kratter]

Looks way off for a Willet to me. The bird lacks the bulky neck and head of a Willet, the wings looks too long, the back looks too dark, and is speckled white (like Solitary). The face pattern is odd for Solitary, though. It's hard to judge the bill size and shape given the angle of the shots.

Andy

 

[LowellMills]

Greater yellowlegs or solitary sand spring to mind.

 

[Stuart Darbyshire]

I'd say Greater Yellowlegs

 

[fugl]

Stilt Sandpiper?

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Stilt Sandpiper?

That was my impression, too.

 

[SteveClifton]

The finely barred tail wouldn't fit either Stilt Sandpiper (plain tail) or Solitary Sandpiper (boldly barred).

 

[rollingthunder]

Both the thread and the bird have got ‘legs’

Laurie -

 

[glide133]

Here is the bird under a greater yellowlegs.looms a lot smaller in my opinion

 

[Birdbrain22]

Stilt Sandpiper for me.

 

[CARERY]

Clearly looks like a Tringa to me. Why isn't it a - fairly long-billed - Lesser Yellowlegs?

 

[arcadillor]

lesser yellowlegs agree