smittyone@cox.net Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I'm assuming they're Sandpipers. Images were taken in April 2020 in NW Missouri. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Least Sandpipers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Aren't these Pectorals? Note the breast streaking. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Aidan B said: Aren't these Pectorals? Note the breast streaking. My thought as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 11 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Aren't these Pectorals? Note the breast streaking. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, Aidan B said: Aren't these Pectorals? Note the breast streaking. My first thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Did we decide on Pectoral Sandpipers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 10 minutes ago, smittyone@cox.net said: Did we decide on Pectoral Sandpipers? Yes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 12 hours ago, smittyone@cox.net said: Did we decide on Pectoral Sandpipers? Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Fun... I saw the least ID and instantly agreed because they LOOK like peeps and have yellowish legs. But then I saw the other comments... My thoughts are, well, you're right... But, man, those bills look too short for pectoral to me and, the pectorals I'm used to seeing, the bills are a bit lighter with a very much more noticeable two tone look. These bills just look all wrong to me. But, that's just my limited experience perhaps? Picture quality or lighting? I just looked on all about birds and, I feel the wings of each in the photos they provide would also confirm pectoral over least. Least, at least (pun intended) in their pictures, have a white line through the darker area of the wing in flight... these birds don't match that... and the pectoral in one picture on that site shows something of a white line at the leading edge of the wing, which would match these birds. I wont remember any of this... I'll still look at size and bill size and color when looking for my pectorals here, I'm sure... so I doubt I'll remember what I just wrote... not to mention, in flight they're just so much harder. Helps when the pictures are at least this good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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