[TN-Bird] Re: Fwd: Bird ID (a little off topic)
- From: "Georges McNeil" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "mcneilg20@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "foundnatureblog@xxxxxxxxx" <foundnatureblog@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:56:53 -0400
After a second look I agree my initial view and call of Stilt Sandpiper was
wrong. The photo hides their bills enough, at least to me, to not really see
if any curvature.
Good points on the type of water the two Dowitchers are usually found in. It
is definitely not a Willet. I can't make out bill length to determine if short
or long.
I think I will comment more on breeding plumage birds - ha!
Bird On!
Georges
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> On Jun 20, 2014, at 12:00 AM, Jennifer Miller <foundnatureblog@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Shorebird identification can certainly be tricky! These are Dowitchers, but I
> am not talented enough to say whether they are Long or Short-billed based on
> appearance. It is my understanding that Long and Short-billed Dowitchers molt
> at different times of the year. Additionally, even 1st year Long-billed
> Dowitchers are supposed to migrate to the Arctic (not necessarily true of
> Short-billed) and generally molt into nonbreeding plumage in the fall.
> Short-billed are also more likely to be found in salt water while Long-billed
> are more likely to be in freshwater. Given the early date that these two are
> in nonbreeding plumage and Dauphin Island being salt and brackish water, it
> seems likely that these are Short-billed Dowitchers.
>
> The bills are too straight and long to be Stilt Sandpipers and their size and
> leg color is not right for Willets. It was great that you were able to get
> the Oystercatcher in there for size reference.
>
> Jennifer Miller
> Lubbock, TX
>
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>> On Jun 19, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Sam Lawson <legosw17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> A little off topic... Just really wanting to know...
>>
>> Sam Lawson
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Sam Lawson <legosw17@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: June 18, 2014 at 4:39:22 PM CDT
>>> To: Gaynell Perry <gcperry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: Fwd: Bird ID
>>> Hey! We are vacationing at orange beach in Alabama and went birding at
>>> Dauphin Island today. Anyway, I'm puzzled by the two birds below. I think
>>> they're dowitchers. What do you think?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sam Lawson
>>> By the way, I don't mean the oystercatcher! It's there for scale!
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Brett Lawson <brettevanlawson@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Date: June 18, 2014 at 4:36:11 PM CDT
>>>> To: Samuel Lawson <legosw17@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: Bird ID
>>>> Here is the picture.
>>>> <IMG_5905.jpg>
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