Hello All,
I am going to go out on a limb and say I saw a Lesser Yellowlegs at the marsh
at Northeast 158th Ave and Northeast Airport Way in Portland. What a wonderful
little marsh. I was down there between 3:15 and 4:30pm 8/31/2021.
I found the bird confusing which I will chalk up to lighting, distance and
seasonal plumage of the bird. I got some fuzzy photos I will post on eBird
later today.
My overall impression of the the bird was light gray back, back of neck and
crown. White shoulder, side and belly. A definite, although pale chest band.
Looking at the photos I can see a short dark beak. A gray cheek with white line
above the eye that extended behind/through the eye. Long yellow-green legs.
Wing extension hard to judge but reaches to at least tip of the tail.
Primaries darker than the mantle and secondary coverts, light edges to some of
the dark feathers. Bill too heavy for a phalarope.
And, honestly, I could be convinced this bird is not a Lesser Yellowlegs, but a
funky Solitary Sandpiper because I saw a bird fly, not sure if it was the same
bird I photographed, that showed the vertical white, dark, white tail pattern
with solid gray back and wings.
Also noted:
A female-plumaged Northern Shoveler with a dark bill.
Wilsons Snipes feeding
Green Heron
Mallards in assorted non-breeding plumages
UPS 737? Dark brown tail with three gold letters, white belly, one engine per
wing closer to the body than the tip of the wing.
Cheers,
Sandy Leaptrott
NE Portland
Sent from my iPad
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