slidinghills Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Southern Alberta (Frank Lake), yesterday. #1 (Wilson's Phalarope?) #2 #3 Edited August 10, 2021 by slidinghills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 1. Wilson’s Phalarope 2. Baird’s Sandpiper 3. Long-billed Dowitchers Edited August 10, 2021 by Seanbirds 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: 1. Wilson’s Phalarope 2. Baird’s Sandpiper 3. Long-billed Dowitchers Are you sure with Baird's? It looks like it could be Semipalmated Sandpiper to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Are you sure with Baird's? It looks like it could be Semipalmated Sandpiper to me. The bill is way too long and slender (and the wings are super long) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: The bill is way too long and slender (and the wings are super long) Okay, good point. My problem is that I automatically assume everything is a western, semipalmated, or least. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Okay, good point. My problem is that I automatically assume everything is a western, semipalmated, or least. Baird’s are usually the most common peep in the northern Rockies Edited August 11, 2021 by Connor Cochrane 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) 3 is Stilt Sandpiper juvenilles And yeah I think 2 is an adult Baird's Edited August 11, 2021 by AlexHenry 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, AlexHenry said: 3 is Stilt Sandpiper juvenilles I was thinking that, but I have had no experience with them so. . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Aidan B said: I was thinking that, but I have had no experience with them so. . . The bird on the right is tilting over a lot more than a Dowitcher, that posture is diagnostic for Stilt Sandpiper because they have proportionately longer legs and shorter bill so they tilt over more. They also just have really long thin legs 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 7 hours ago, AlexHenry said: 3 is Stilt Sandpiper juvenilles And yeah I think 2 is an adult Baird's 7 hours ago, AlexHenry said: The bird on the right is tilting over a lot more than a Dowitcher, that posture is diagnostic for Stilt Sandpiper because they have proportionately longer legs and shorter bill so they tilt over more. They also just have really long thin legs Yeah, I thought something wasn’t right… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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