Unknown shorebird

[Brett H]

I saw this bird among some salt pannes in coastal New Hampshire. It was with a bunch of short-billed dowitchers and that’s what I assumed it was until I got home and looked at the photos. It’s bill is clearly curved downward. It looked bigger than a dunlin and doesn’t have the chest markings of a breeding stilt sandpiper. Any thoughts? Sorry for the terrible quality of the photos.

Thank you!

[Aidan B]

Looks like a Pectoral Sandpiper to me. 

[Seanbirds]

23 minutes ago, Aidan B said:

Looks like a Pectoral Sandpiper to me. 

I'll second.

[Peromyscus]

Pectoral was my thought too.

[Brett H]

Thanks @Aidan B, @Seanbirds, and @Peromyscus! I thought about pectoral. You don’t think the chest is too bare?

[Peromyscus]

2 minutes ago, Brett H said:

Thanks @Aidan B, @Seanbirds, and @Peromyscus! I thought about pectoral. You don’t think the chest is too bare?

I think the chest is overexposed/in strong sunlight, and I can see streaking on the sides.

[Seanbirds]

3 minutes ago, Brett H said:

Thanks @Aidan B, @Seanbirds, and @Peromyscus! I thought about pectoral. You don’t think the chest is too bare?

No, not really. ?‍♂️

[Brett H]

Just now, Peromyscus said:

I think the chest is overexposed/in strong sunlight, and I can see streaking on the sides.

Yeah, I think you’re right. The streaking is kind of easy to see in one of the pics.