Sandpiper ID (1 Viewer)

[jeigenauer]

Hello

Can someone help with ID? October 2018 Kern National Wildlife Refuge in inland Central California.

Thank you

John

 

[SteveClifton]

Least Sandpiper

 

[birdmeister]

How can Baird's be ruled out in this image?

 

[jmorlan]

Agree with adult Least Sandpiper. Baird's very rare here after September and normally has straighter bill tip and more scaly mantle. We only encounter juvenile Baird's in Fall migration.