Dan P Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Taken 1-17-2021 in the afternoon on the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin, Van Nuys, CA. 1) What is the duck at the bottom right? I can't figure out the white stripe. 2) Are these Least Sandpipers? 3) Don't know 4) I think its the same bird as #3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The bottom right I’d say is a female gadwall based on the white on the wing. The other duck is a Northern Pintail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1. Gadwall 2. Least Sandpiper 3-4. Northern Pintail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 AmericanWigeon and Gadwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 To be clear, the first pic, from left to right, goes Gadwall, Am Wigeon, Am Wigeon, Gadwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks A, A, A and A. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Aidan B said: 1. Gadwall 2. Least Sandpiper 3-4. Northern Pintail Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The "white stripe" is simply the distal end of the white patch on the secondaries of a female Gadwall. The rest of the white patch is hidden by the tertials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Aidan B said: 1. Gadwall 2. Least Sandpiper 3-4. Northern Pintail Those ‘pipers don’t look like Least to me. Western? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Those ‘pipers don’t look like Least to me. Western? They have yellow legs. Edited January 26, 2021 by Aidan B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Aidan B said: They have yellow legs. I just saw that. You’re right. Least. Never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Those ‘pipers don’t look like Least to me. Western? yeah, westerns always have black legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 22 hours ago, IKLland said: yeah, westerns always have black legs. They just looked off to me for some reason. Guess I’m not used to seeing non-breeding Leasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: They just looked off to me for some reason. Guess I’m not used to seeing non-breeding Leasts. Whaaaaaaaaaat???? For once, the only plumages I paid attention to were the non-breeding ones for shorebirds... maybe this spring I’ll get to see some breeding plumage birds zip by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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