Bee_ keeper Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 This forum has got even me attempting peeps.. Among a small flock of what I guessed to be Semipalmated's; would the bird on the lower right be a juvenile or a Least? (Jamaica Bay, NYC yesterday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 with yellow-green legs, it's a least 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee_ keeper Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Thank you. I've come across some sources with conflicting info, such as juvenile leg color can be variable and eyebrow means semi, so I'm not too confident in my own skills yet. Wish the beaks were in the pic. Next time I'll watch them more closely... this little flock was very cooperative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Leg color is something to be careful of -- it can be obscured by mud, etc., and can be rather variable in youngsters. Don't know where you got the "eyebrow means semi" line -- that's simply wrong. In this case, the extensive rufous on the scaps and tawny-rufous on the wing coverts coupled with the nice, clean, crisp juvenile plumage say Least as well as the legs. Semi's lack extensive rufous above in this plumage, and Western have distinctly gray wing coverts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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