[obol] Re: Mystery Peep
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: "amazonvet@xxxxxxxxxxx" <amazonvet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:38:46 -0700
Hi Max,
I just published this primer on IDing juv. Western and Least Sandpipers about a
week ago (link below). If you review it, I'm guessing that it might help you
solve any confusion that you have. Hint: be sure to note where the birds are
standing in relation to the water's edge.
Dave Irons
www.birdfellow.com
http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2013/08/16/birding_101_juvenile_least_and_western_sandpipers
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On Aug 26, 2013, at 11:15 PM, "Madeline Rae, DVM" <amazonvet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here are some more mystery peeps. These were at Ankeny on Saturday. Madeline
> is troubling herself way too much about these, and she needs some peace. My
> best hunch is that these are Western Sandpipers. We would appreciate any
> thoughts.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14723735@N08/9605791312/in/photostream/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14723735@N08/9602556765/in/photostream/
>
> Max Rae
> Salem, OR
>
> On 8/26/2013 10:37 PM, Matthew G Hunter wrote:
>> Rhett, you said:
>> "...for any "lurkers" and/or beginners out there wanting the full
>> conversation and
>> consensus on this bird, it's a lightly-colored, fairly short-billed Western
>> juvenile."
>>
>> Perhaps I'm missing something. I looked at these photos:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9604076788/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9604101582/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9600860303/
>>
>> These photos, to me, look like a normally colored juv Western Sandpiper, not
>> lightly-colored, and with a noticeably long bill. I would guess it was a
>> female; certainly in the range for one.
>>
>> Compare the "lightness" and short bill length of this juv Western Sandpiper
>> from the Umpqua Estuary a few days ago:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/9590772493/. Without doubt, they
>> (w sand's bills) get even shorter than this. This juv has a few basic gray
>> feathers mixed in; I see one scapular and a few mantle feathers.
>>
>> This makes me curious, do you have photos of the "7 or 8 westerns around
>> it"????
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matt Hunter
>> Melrose, OR
>>
>
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