[obol] Re: Mystery Peep
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: "matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx" <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:44:43 -0700
I have to agree with Matt Hunter. I'm not seeing this bird as particularly
light-colored or short-billed. As he notes, the shorter billed bird in his
photo has started to replace scapulars, which indicates that it has commenced
its preformative molt. This weekend I photographed both juv. Western Sandpipers
and juv. Short-billed Dowitchers that had already replaced a few scapulars.
Dave Irons
www.birdfellow.com
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On Aug 26, 2013, at 10:38 PM, "Matthew G Hunter" <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Rhett, you said:
> "...for any "lurkers" and/or beginners out there wanting the full
> conversation and
> consensus on this bird, it's a lightly-colored, fairly short-billed Western
> juvenile."
>
> Perhaps I'm missing something. I looked at these photos:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9604076788/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9604101582/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boundtobird/9600860303/
>
> These photos, to me, look like a normally colored juv Western Sandpiper, not
> lightly-colored, and with a noticeably long bill. I would guess it was a
> female; certainly in the range for one.
>
> Compare the "lightness" and short bill length of this juv Western Sandpiper
> from the Umpqua Estuary a few days ago:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/9590772493/. Without doubt, they
> (w sand's bills) get even shorter than this. This juv has a few basic gray
> feathers mixed in; I see one scapular and a few mantle feathers.
>
> This makes me curious, do you have photos of the "7 or 8 westerns around
> it"????
>
> Regards,
>
> Matt Hunter
> Melrose, OR
>
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