Charlie Spencer Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Lexington County, central SC. I've been sitting on these since Sept 2020. Time to do something about them. A farm pond near my house was lowered about 4.5 feet, exposing as much as 75 feet of lake bed. This attracted a wider-than-usual range of waders and many shorebirds rarely seen in the immediate area. Any guesses what this long-billed sucker might be? Thanks! Edited December 5, 2021 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Gives me Wilson's Snipe vibes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 For what it's worth, eBird has reports of a Short-billed Dow at the site two weeks before. I recognize at least four of the birders as tops in the county, at least two of them in the state, one a former reviewer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I think posture/preportions are a better match for a Snipe rather than a Dowitcher, but yeah, wait for more opinions on this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Other than the Dow reports from two weeks earlier, neither species has been reported in the county in the last ten years. Both show up at sod farms within a hundred miles in the fall, snipes much more often. I'd feel better about snipe if there was somewhere for it to hide. The surrounding area was either water or flat mud for several dozen feet in all directions. The closest 'hunker-downable' growth was easily 100 feet away. There's nothing on the line here. I have lifers for both, and I listed it as 'Shorebird sp.' But now I remember why I left these photos alone for so long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I agree with Snipe 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I'd say Snipe as well, it really does not feel like a Dowicher. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Gives me Wilson's Snipe vibes This. That structure really is giving me snipe vibes too. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Works for me! Thanks, y'all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Now where was this photo yesterday?? It's almost like the shot was some kind of mythical creature. I guess I should have brought along a pillow case. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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