sbruenjes Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I saw these birds a few days ago at a Wildlife refuge in Ocean County, NJ. I thought the first bird was a yellowlegs, but it was small, and the beak seems small.. Could it be a solitary sandpiper? I know the other pic is dowitchers, but how do you differentiate short billed from long billed? And I think those are semipalmated sandpipers in flight? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Yes, Solitary Sandpiper in the first two photos with that white-speckled brown back. The last photo is indeed of Short-billed Dowitchers and Semipalmated Sandpipers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Are the first two photos of the same bird? The weeds in the back don't match up. Either way, they're both Lesser Yellowlegs- structure, lack of a white eye ring, and lack of speckling on the back (at least I'm not seeing any) are distinctive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbruenjes Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 The first two are the same bird, after it wandered a bit.. but its a little better focused, and cropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree with Yellowlegs for the first two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Sorry, I agree with Lesser Yellowlegs now. I just looked at it too quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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