Colton V Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 January 21, Oregon Coast. 1. Rock Sandpiper? At Devil’s Punchbowl, Otter Rock. 2. Short-billed Gull? Are the primaries supposed to be this pale? In Yaquina Bay, Newport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 1. Yep! Not 100% certain on all the birds, but at least two are definitely Rock Sandpipers. 2. Yes, Short-billed. I've certainly never seen one with such pale primaries. I'd bet the bird is leucistic. Edited January 22 by Aidan B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Yeah, Rock Sandpiper and Short-billed Gull. About primary color, they doesn't seem typical but Kamtchaka is usually darker so that should be ruled out. Edited January 22 by Connor Cochrane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: Not 100% certain on all the birds, but at least two are definitely Rock Sandpipers. Pretty sure the one on the top right is Rockpiper as well and the rest are Black Turnstones. Thanks for the confirmation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, Colton V said: Pretty sure the one on the top right is Rockpiper as well and the rest are Black Turnstones. Thanks for the confirmation. Yes, 3 Rocks and 4 Turnstone to my eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 13 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yes, 3 Rocks and 4 Turnstone to my eyes. Agreed. And I agree with SBGU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yes, 3 Rocks Really? I see a lot more rocks, dozens. 🤣 Edited January 23 by Quiscalus quiscula sorry I couldn't help myself 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 21 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yes, 3 Rocks and 4 Turnstone to my eyes. I think 5 turnstones—there’s one between the two rockpipers and one in the top left which are easy to miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I think there are at least 4, maybe 5 Rock Sandos in this pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Only seems like 2-3 turnstones, but I’m on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, DLecy said: Only seems like 2-3 turnstones, but I’m on my phone. Could you elaborate on how you are identifying them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 38 minutes ago, Colton V said: Could you elaborate on how you are identifying them? Patterning of the scaps. Let me see if I can work on a screenshot and mark it up in a little bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Here is the mark up. Blue = ROSP, Red = BLTU. These are best guesses due to the contrasting and dark centered shafts to the scaps, and overall grayness of the birds which is differentiated from Black Turnstones which are more brown/black and don't have as contrasting centers to the scaps with much more white on the fringes. I would call the blue birds 1-4 Rock Sandpipers and bird 5 might actually be a Surfbird. The red birds may be Black Turnstones and there is another bird behind blue bird 4 that seems like a possible BLTU. What is everyone else seeing here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Sorry, I meant Rock Sandpiper = ROSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 hours ago, DLecy said: Here is the mark up. Blue = ROSP, Red = BLTU. These are best guesses due to the contrasting and dark centered shafts to the scaps, and overall grayness of the birds which is differentiated from Black Turnstones which are more brown/black and don't have as contrasting centers to the scaps with much more white on the fringes. I would call the blue birds 1-4 Rock Sandpipers and bird 5 might actually be a Surfbird. The red birds may be Black Turnstones and there is another bird behind blue bird 4 that seems like a possible BLTU. What is everyone else seeing here? Why is n.2 a Rock Sandpiper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: Why is n.2 a Rock Sandpiper? Facial pattern, look at that little white around the beady black eye, gives a pretty typical ROSA look. I missed bird #1 when looking last at them last time, but I still think 1-4 are the only ROSA. 5 doesn't feel right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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