floraphile Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 26 Apr 2022 Baldwin co. AL; bayside public park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 *Confirm or correct the ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 No takers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, floraphile said: No takers? Not even any fakers ??♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, HamRHead said: Not even any fakers ??♂️ Or bakers, while we're in consonant hell with six letter words 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I’m getting semipalm vibes from this. Pretty skinny overall, pattern of back, decently clean white underparts…wait for more opinions though. @DLecy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 It has now been positively IDed as Western by our local superbirder who was leading the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Sorry, this is not a Western Sandpiper. Any WESA in April would have at least some bright reddish in the face and scaps, and the structure lacks the front-heavy look of Western, plus the bill is on the shorter end for that species. Honestly this looks ok for Semipalmated. However, I don't mean to be rude, but I'd recommend focusing on field observation in this case, as peep ID from a single fairly low-quality photo is difficult. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, Hasan said: Sorry, this is not a Western Sandpiper. Any WESA in April would have at least some bright reddish in the face and scaps, and the structure lacks the front-heavy look of Western, plus the bill is on the shorter end for that species. Honestly this looks ok for Semipalmated. However, I don't mean to be rude, but I'd recommend focusing on field observation in this case, as peep ID from a single fairly low-quality photo is difficult. Whoah, can’t believe I was right! I was kind of confident, but that sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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