[wisb] Re: Horicon 10/15 - Upland Sandpiper
- From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:57:02 -0500
After the discussion of the possibility of the bird found yesterday being a
Ruff, I was back at Highway 49 at dawn today and spent over two hours
scanning the shorebirds. Many more today, and much closer in. New ones
included Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers.
I was of course hoping for another shot at the Upland SP/Ruff candidate. I
had one interesting candidate, in the same general area as yesterday. In
addition to the general size/shape we described yesterday, I believe I saw a
distinct white ring around the base of the bill. Unfortunately, the bird
rose up and flew off, not to be seen again by me. It was bright white
underneath, but I could not get a look at the upper tail/rump pattern. And
so it remains just an intriguing possibility.
Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
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