[bcbirdclub] Re: Mystery Shorebird
- From: roger mayhorn <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 20:20:06 -0400 (EDT)
Hey Dave,
Don and I have been looking at your sandpiper photo, and first let me say that
we are far from being shorebird experts, especially Don. LOL. We think the
bird may be a Buff-breasted Sandpiper considering size, bill length and shape
and color, pale face and breast, back pattern and long legs, though it is
difficult to see the leg color in the photos.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
----- Original Message -----
From: David and Susan Raines <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:10:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Mystery Shorebird
On a recent family trip to the Outer Banks I was able to
get these poor-quality pics of a shorebird. This bird was feeding with
some killdeer and "peeps" in a large grassy area near the Bodie Island
Lighthouse. Our mystery bird was nearly the size of a Killdeer & you can see
in one of the pics a comparison with a Least Sandpiper I believe. If this bird
proves to be what I think it is, it is away from the normal migration route
. I always struggle with shorebird ID's so it will be interesting to see
what others think. Thanks, DaveR/Breaks,VA
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