floraphile Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 24 Mar 2023 Baldwin co. AL; shopping center retention pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I believe they’re both Least. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Do Western have a bit of droop in the bill? If not, Least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Just now, Charlie Spencer said: Do Western have a bit of droop in the bill? If not, Least. Westerns do have a drooped bill, but their breast is not usually as prominently streaked as these birds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 So another birder posted these same birds as Pectorals. 🤷♀️ I am trying to learn to use the primary projection-to-tail comparisons, but not yet well-practiced in that. Can I get your opinion on these birds, @DLecy ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, floraphile said: So another birder posted these same birds as Pectorals. 🤷♀️ I am trying to learn to use the primary projection-to-tail comparisons, but not yet well-practiced in that. Can I get your opinion on these birds, @DLecy ? There are no way the birds in your photo are Pectoral. The shape and proportions are all wrong. Just look at this photo: https://birdwatch.org.ua/en/photos/pectoral_least_sandpiper276606 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Least Sandpiper is correct. If this was at the hotspots called "OWA Entertainment Destination," I flagged the pics that were misidentified Least Sandpipers, and were not Pectoral Sandpipers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) 8 hours ago, IKLland said: There are no way the birds in your photo are Pectoral. The shape and proportions are all wrong. Just look at this photo: https://birdwatch.org.ua/en/photos/pectoral_least_sandpiper276606 Pectorals had not even been on my radar, as these were not medium-sized sandpipers--there was a Black-necked Stilt for comparison. Also, the habitat was wrong--no grass to speak of, and the foraging methods were more like Leasts (staying on the sandy parts, not getting in the water). Excellent comparison photo in the link. Thank you! 8 hours ago, DLecy said: Least Sandpiper is correct Thank you! Edited March 26 by floraphile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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