[birdky] McElroy Red-necked Phalarope
- From: David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bird ky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 07:55:31 -0700 (PDT)
Monday morning while Robert and Bonnie Dever and I were enjoying the godwit,
several other birds were present including 2 pale phalaropes which I identified
as male Wilson's. Upon returning to our vehicles to go get lunch, I told
Robert that something was bothering me about the phalaropes that I couldn't put
a handle on and that they may be Red-necked. We walked back and looked at them
again, and I finally decided they were male Wilson's with one being a little
odd having the neck streak a little more reddish.
Late that afternoon after watching the godwit and other birds with a number of
observers, David Brown arrived and suggested that one of the phalaropes was a
Red-necked, I wish I'd looked at it more closely because he was correct. While
going through photos of the godwit, I found a few that had the phalaropes
included. One is clearly a male Wilson's but the other is a very indistinctly
marked male Red-necked, possibly a first summer bird. It is the most
indistinctly marked example I've seen of that species. The bird has a
partially spread wing in one image which shows a hint of a white wing bar which
eliminates Wilson's.
I'd like to congratulate David for his find and also apologize to others that
were present earlier for missing this bird. This is a good lesson for me which
will make me more careful, especially when something seems a little odd about a
bird.
I'll check McElroy this morning and make sure a report gets out early if it or
other birds of particular interest are present.
David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.
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