floraphile Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 24 Apr 2017 Baldwin co AL seasonal freshwater pond Hi, All. Can someone ID these birds? Can you share how to go about it when one is observing them from the front with no size reference and the birds are in non-breeding plumage? Thanks in advance! Edited November 22, 2020 by floraphile correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I’m pretty sure these are yellowlegs, and I think they’re greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 They look like Greater Yellowlegs to me but I’m not sure if we can rule out Lesser Yellowlegs or Stilt Sandpiper? They are tall slender shorebirds with bright yellow legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 I wasn't sure if those legs would be considered bright yellow. I thought about Stilt SP for the one with his head underwater. Shorebirds are so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I realize I misread the title of this post. The left bird is Joe Piper, and the distinguished gentleman to the right is Dr. P. Lover. I don’t recognize the bird in the middle. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Avery said: I realize I misread the title of this post. The left bird is Joe Piper, and the distinguished gentleman to the right is Dr. P. Lover. I don’t recognize the bird in the middle. That's Joe's wife, Ima Piper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 48 minutes ago, AlexHenry said: Stilt Sandpiper Stilt Sand is a member of Calidris, so sports pale fringes on the upperparts, not pale dots. These are demonstrably in the genus Tringa. They're not dark enough for Solly Sand. I'd guess Greaters on the right two and, POSSIBLY, Lesser on the left bird -- and that just from the seeming size difference (which may be unreliable). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: Stilt Sand is a member of Calidris, so sports pale fringes on the upperparts, not pale dots. These are demonstrably in the genus Tringa. They're not dark enough for Solly Sand. I'd guess Greaters on the right two and, POSSIBLY, Lesser on the left bird -- and that just from the seeming size difference (which may be unreliable). How should I ebird them? Greater/Lesser? Currently I have them as "shorebird sp." Edited November 22, 2020 by floraphile correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 7 hours ago, floraphile said: How should I ebird them? Greater/Lesser? Currently I have them as "shorebird sp." Based on Tony, two Greater and one Greater / Lesser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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