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Mystery wader (1 Viewer)

jmorlan

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Took this photo today in California. Anybody know what it is? Added a second image for comparison with other species. This should help. It's the bird in the middle facing forward with its head down partly concealed by a small wader.
 

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actually it could be a least sandpiper. i may be wrong. or a long-toed stint, but it's hard to tell. (that second one was a joke by the way because there is a sandpiper called the long-toed stint but it is WAY out of range. not actually that prob just a least sandpiper.)
 
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Sorry. Check out the primary projection. Added another image to show structure and size comparison with other species.
 
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Took this photo today in California. Anybody know what it is? Added a second image for comparison with other species. This should help. It's the bird in the middle facing forward with its head down partly concealed by a small wader. Added a couple more images. Hope these help.
 

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Sorry; that's not it. This is turning out to be tougher than I thought. Here is another hint. The fact that I took these photos in California is a red herring. This species is not expected here.
 
Thanks. Maybe the legs are heavily cloaked with mud, making them look thicker than they really are. Other birds in the photos include Western Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitchers.
 
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