Viurre Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Merlin seems to be divided on these, and I am very bad at IDing sandpipers: 1. Solitary or Lesser Yellowlegs? 2. Least or Semipalmated? 3. Least or Semipalmated? 4. Not sure 5. Semipalmated? 6. Least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 All least except for 1&4, which are both Solitary. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 11 hours ago, IKLland said: All least except for 1&4, which are both Solitary. Why isn’t 6 a Western Sandpiper? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Why isn’t 6 a Western Sandpiper? GISS. Doesn’t feel like a Western, but I guess you could be right. Any other photos?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 16 minutes ago, IKLland said: GISS. Doesn’t feel like a Western, but I guess you could be right. Any other photos?? It's got black legs. I agree with Western. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Why is the last bird not a male Semipalmated? They can have some rufous feathering around the head and on the scapulars, and I've never seen a Western Sandpiper with a bill that short before. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 6 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Why is the last bird not a male Semipalmated? They can have some rufous feathering around the head and on the scapulars, and I've never seen a Western Sandpiper with a bill that short before. Could be. Western Sandpiper bill size ranges a fair amount though. I still like Western better for this bird though. (Mostly GISS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Could be. Western Sandpiper bill size ranges a fair amount though. I still like Western better for this bird though. (Mostly GISS) The bill size does range in size quiet a bit, but I've seen 1000s of WESA and have never noticed a bill quite this short. That bill also usually droops. The round body also feels more like a SESA to me. Of course, I've only seen a Single SESA so I don't have much experience with the species. Here's a few examples of similar SESA. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/155773121 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/172267751 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/566476501 Edited May 12 by Aidan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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