MWM Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Guessing these are all Least, but one in back looks larger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I don't know my sandpipers but I'm pretty sure they're not all the same sp. @Seanbirds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1. Baird's and Least. 2. Least for both. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: 1. Baird's and Least. 2. Least for both. Baird's being the three in the back and the one on the far left? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 56 minutes ago, kansabirdguy said: Baird's being the three in the back and the one on the far left? Precisely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks, I thought the legs looked yellowish in first pick (why I was thinking all Least). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Seanbirds said: 1. Baird's and Least. 2. Least for both. Agreed. I thought I saw some Baird's in these pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just FYI, Baird's aren't unheard of here, but are rare for upstate New York (per ebird). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 There are no Baird’s in these photos. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 27 minutes ago, blackburnian said: There are no Baird’s in these photos. Well, they’re definitely not Least, so what are they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: so what are they? Birds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 They’re all Least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just now, blackburnian said: They’re all Least. Are you looking at this on your phone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Are you looking at this on your phone? ??. There is no actual size difference. It’s a matter of angles and some of them are submerged in mud. Baird’s are structurally different and more drab than the birds here. Size is deceiving. Brown peeps with yellow legs always equals Least. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just now, blackburnian said: ??. There is no actual size difference. It’s a matter of angles and some of them are submerged in mud. Baird’s are structurally different and more drab than the birds here. Size is deceiving. Brown peeps with yellow legs always equals Least. OK, I guess I’m just having a hard time seeing these two as the same species: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Least are quite variable. For example: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I agree with all Least. Baird's have a distinct shape and patterning that I'm not seeing on any of these birds. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 OK, I give! All Least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Seanbirds said: OK, I guess I’m just having a hard time seeing these two as the same species: I'm not. I've seen this kind of 'duality' many times. They both look like Leasts to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 10 hours ago, MWM said: Just FYI, Baird's aren't unheard of here, but are rare for upstate New York (per ebird). Good to have another upstater! Where are you from? I'm also from upstate, Schenectady area north of I 90. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 @Seanbirds, the differences in plumage you are seeing is because there are both juvenile and adult Least Sandpipers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Pics are from Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Finger Lakes Region). We've had a lot of nice rarities around lately; including Wood Stork & Spoonbill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, AlexHenry said: @Seanbirds, the differences in plumage you are seeing is because there are both juvenile and adult Least Sandpipers ?♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 23 hours ago, MWM said: Pics are from Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Finger Lakes Region). We've had a lot of nice rarities around lately; including Wood Stork & Spoonbill. Be there Tuesday! Fingers crossed those two stick around. I'm super psyched! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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