[wisb] Re: Western Sandpiper photos
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 06:07:43 -0500
The wingtips do not extend beyond the tail which eliminates both
White-rumped and Baird's Sandpipers. The rufous auriculars and downturned
bill eliminate
Semi-palmated Sandpiper. From the photos, the bird does look a little bulky
and large for a Western Sandpiper, so if it is not a Western Sandpiper then
it
would have to be a Dunlin that has not yet attained breeding plumage.
However, in profile, the bill is obviously shorter than the bill of
similarly posed Dunlin.
I have not studied Dunlin sufficiently to know if they have that much
variation in bill length. I would call Ryan's bird a Western Sandpiper too,
pending further
enlightenment about variation in the bill length of Dunlin.
Thomas Wood,Menomonee Falls,Waukesha County
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From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ryan Brady
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 12:10 AM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Re: Western Sandpiper photos
Hey folks, a very knowledgeable out-of-state birder has intelligently
challenged the identification of this bird on the Wisconsin Birding facebook
page. Everyone take a closer look. Discussion welcome and encouraged.
This may be my biggest blunder in recent memory.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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> From: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ashlandbirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Western Sandpiper photos
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 19:41:42 -0600
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> Here's a gallery of 8 photos of the Western Sandpiper in Ashland this
morning. Awesome bird to study.
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> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/wesa2012
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> If you have time for only a few, try these:
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> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/143555364
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> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/143555359
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> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/143555366
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> It was a very shorebirdy day in Ashland. Good numbers of individuals, lots
of diversity. Birds were moving all the place amidst heavy rain throughout
much of day.
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> Ryan Brady
> Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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