PaulK

Thank you!

Hi, tonight at sunset I ran into some surprise sandpipers at the beach in Vancouver BC. There were six in total, and I think it's five Western and a Least. I'm pretty useless with sandpipery things, so I'd really appreciate some help confirming this. Thanks! Presumed Westerns: This one had a noticeably rosy breast: Size comparison: Presumed Least:

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The Ohio flamingos are pretty unexpected. https://ebird.org/checklist/S148718932?view=photos

They're so cute with those tufty little horns

birdie 🦃 #469: 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 Question: <what's going on with the leg colour for this species? Sibley says pale legs, aab says nothing, multiple leg colours in the aab photos. Is this a common thing to vary on? I overthought it and was convinced it had to be a dusky (not in the list)>

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I think all your IDs are correct, with the third one being another redhead. Wait for confirmation though.

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This is one of those cases where Sibley's text is really helpful (hooded above, Wilson's below)

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They're all to young to get the reference

I'm wondering if this could be a weird looking juv or female tanager of some sort? Maybe summer?

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Bump

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If @Aaronever logs in again, he'll have quite a horrifying contribution to this thread. The wildfire situation up here is just awful this summer. https://www.instagram.com/p/CwNzW9JJMuo/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Very similar, maybe slightly more extensive

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