sbruenjes Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I saw these birds today at the Celery Farm in Bergen County, NJ. I think they must be yellowlegs.. lesser would be my guess, but any help would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, I couldn't get close enough to take a decent picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Look to be all yellowlegs species. I personally can't tell between Greater and Lesser given the photos. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) I see three or so that I would definitively call Lesser. I don't see any I'd tag as Greater. I'd mark three Lesser and the rest as 'Yellowlegs sp', EDIT: looking at the bill on the last bird, it might be Greater. And for the others, they're all pretty close to the same size, so if three are Lesser, the rest should be too. Edited October 25, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: I see three or so that I would definitively call Lesser. I don't see any I'd tag as Greater. I'd mark three Lesser and the rest as 'Yellowlegs sp', EDIT: looking at the bill on the last bird, it might be Greater. And for the others, they're all pretty close to the same size, so if three are Lesser, the rest should be too. I'm definitely seeing some Greater but I can't seem to find the Lessers you're talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 @Seanbirds I just realized this is the same bird I noticed three times in different photos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: @Seanbirds I just realized this is the same bird I noticed three times in different photos! Ah, that's the one I thought was a Greater. Bill seems too long and too pale at the base for Lesser. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Ah, that's the one I thought was a Greater. Bill seems too long and too pale at the base for Lesser. I thought it was too short and too straight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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