LaDukey 1 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I saw these birds recently at crescent lake national wildlife refuge in Nebraska. At first I thought the sandpiper was a Baird's Sandpiper but taking another look through the photos I'm not so sure (because of the yellow legs). The second photo shows two birds which I first thought were Wilson's Phalaropes but again the yellow legs are throwing me off. I am very confused for both so any help is appreciated :). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sean C 334 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1: Baird's Sandpiper 2: Wilson's Phalaropes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackburnian 1,192 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Agreed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psweet 295 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On the Baird's, I think that what you're perceiving as yellow legs is actually a bent-over grass blade. The legs are visible just to the right of it, and they're shaded enough that you can't tell the color. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ceylon 1 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Beautiful shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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