smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Both birds seen at DeSoto NWR near Missouri Valley, IA, last Wednesday. Are these Semipalmated Plovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Yes, those are Semipalmated Plovers. Note the bicolored small bill, black face/breastband, and orange legs. And there's also a White-rumped Sandpiper in the background of the second pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Thanks for the Plover ID. I'll post a couple of other pics of the Sandpiper in a minute just to be certain. If it's a White-rumped, it'll be a LIfer bird for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Here's another pic of the Sandpiper. I thought it was a Least Sandpiper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 That's a different bird. This one looks like a least 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I agree, that most recent pic is a Least Sandpiper. But the previous shot shows a definite White-rumped. Orange bill base, streaked flanks, long wings, large compared to plover. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Unfortunately, it seems I don't have any in-focus pics of the White-rumped Sandpiper since I was shooting for the Plover. Next time I go out I'll concentrate more on the Sandpipers and maybe get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I agree, that most recent pic is a Least Sandpiper. But the previous shot shows a definite White-rumped. Orange bill base, streaked flanks, long wings, large compared to plover. agreed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 I was wrong. I DID find an in-focus shot of what I believe is a White-rumped Sandpiper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, smittyone@cox.net said: I was wrong. I DID find an in-focus shot of what I believe is a White-rumped Sandpiper. Yes. This is a White-rumped 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Semipalmated Plover Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Good photos!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Thanks folks. So I did get a new Lifer bird afterall. Yeah me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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