[texbirds] Fw: 5-30-12 is this a White-rumped Sandpiper @ Warbler Woods
- From: "Arlie Cooksey" <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 10:58:50 -0500
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This appears to be a Baird's Sandpiper. The bold, dark centers to the
scapulars
are characteristic of that species. Also, a WRSA would show some
flesh-orange
to the base of the lower mandible; this bird appears to have an all black
bill, which
is rather thin, also a mark for Baird's. The flanks do not have the typical
chevrons
that one would expect for WRSA, but some of the WRSAs that migrate through
Texas have not acquired this feature. The wing length of the bird appears to
extend
well past the tail tip, eliminating calidrids other than WRSA.
Mel Cooksey
Corpus Christi
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From: "Susan Schaezler" <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [texbirds] 5-30-12 is this a White-rumped Sandpiper @ Warbler Woods
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5-30-12 is this a White-rumped Sandpiper @ Warbler Woods
Is this a White-rumped Sandpiper, if so, new property bird for 281
http://flic.kr/p/c8eSKS
Susan Schaezler
WarblerWoods.org
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Cibolo/Schertz
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