jimbarnett Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Date: 4.3.21 Location: Ft Desoto Park, St. Pete FL Wilson's? Snowy? Wilson's? Semipalmated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I struggle with these, too, but I'll try 1. Semipalm? 2. Piping? 3-4 snowy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Piping, Snowy, Wilson’s, Wilson’s. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Note the massive bills on the Wilson's. Edited April 6, 2021 by The Bird Nuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 22 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Piping, Snowy, Wilson’s, Wilson’s. Bang on. Also notice the bands on the legs of the first plover, which go a long way to ruling out all plovers other than Piping (with the leg color ruling out the next-most-likely plover species to sport multiple leg bands - Snowy). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 10:35 AM, Tony Leukering said: Bang on. Also notice the bands on the legs of the first plover, which go a long way to ruling out all plovers other than Piping (with the leg color ruling out the next-most-likely plover species to sport multiple leg bands - Snowy). Okay, I'm confused. Are we saying only Pipings and Snowys get banded? Why band a bird more than once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Okay, I'm confused. Are we saying only Pipings and Snowys get banded? Why band a bird more than once? Some birds get multiple bands at one time - colored ones and numbered ones for easier ID iirc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: Okay, I'm confused. Are we saying only Pipings and Snowys get banded? It's not technically only Piping and Snowy, but to my knowledge, of the common plovers in the States, they are the two most threatened and are therefore the two that require the most attention and banding. I could be wrong. I'm only guessing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Trevor L. said: It's not technically only Piping and Snowy, but to my knowledge, of the common plovers in the States, they are the two most threatened and are therefore the two that require the most attention and banding. I could be wrong. I'm only guessing. Exactly. People try to band certain species that are threatened or endangers, ie Piping Plover, California Condor, etc., or are under researched, ie what I’ve done with NSWO and Bicknell’s Thrush. Therefore, you are more likely to see a BITH with a band than a HETH, or a Piping Plover than a Semi-palm. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Avery said: Exactly. People try to band certain species that are threatened or endangers, ie Piping Plover, California Condor, etc., or are under researched, ie what I’ve done with NSWO and Bicknell’s Thrush. Therefore, you are more likely to see a BITH with a band than a HETH, or a Piping Plover than a Semi-palm. I guess U.S. Long-billed thrashers must be under researched, because they’re definitely not rare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Avery said: Exactly. People try to band certain species that are threatened or endangers, ie Piping Plover, California Condor, etc., or are under researched, ie what I’ve done with NSWO and Bicknell’s Thrush. Therefore, you are more likely to see a BITH with a band than a HETH, or a Piping Plover than a Semi-palm. Bang on. Band combos enable identifying individuals without having to recapture them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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