cccougar Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Sandpiper, Plover? What do I have here? I’m stumped. Photographed today at Edisto Island Beach, S.C. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Those are Sanderlings. Note the lack of hind toes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccougar Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Great call! Yes I see that missing toe distinction now. Thank you Akandula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 For those birding near Edisto who may not be familiar, I'll put in a plug for Botany Bay WMA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Crain Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, cccougar said: Sandpiper, Plover? What do I have here? I’m stumped. Photographed today at Edisto Island Beach, S.C. Thank you. Semipalmated Sandpiper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccougar Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Will- I think my birds are too small to be this type. Plus the Sandpiper has the hind toe that the Sanderling does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, cccougar said: Will- I think my birds are too small to be this type. Plus the Sandpiper has the hind toe that the Sanderling does not. Actually, Sanderling is quite a bit larger than Semipalmated Sandpiper. That said, absolute size is very difficult to judge in the field. Also, Sanderlings are the ones which lack a hind toe, not Semipalmated Sandpipers. You are right in that these are Sanderlings- count the toes. You can see that none have hind toes (the frontmost bird in the first photo appears to have one, but on closer inspection it's a pebble). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 The bills are far too long for any species of plover. Once you rule those out, then the 3 toes/foot makes it simple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 12 hours ago, HamRHead said: For those birding near Edisto who may not be familiar, I'll put in a plug for Botany Bay WMA. Heck, you can't go wrong anywhere on the southern SC coast, from Savannah NWR to Murrell's Inlet. Tons of good year-round bird. Now, where'd I put that check from SC DNR? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccougar Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Yeah, I just missed the Sanderling in my check of source books and some online sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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