nevsar Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Hi again, I would like your help with the following birds: 1) Is this a seaside sparrow? It has the grayish chest and below. It appears to show the yellowish stripe in front of eye. And I don't see the orangish mustache I would expect in a saltmarsh sparrow. Also here are a two more photos (which I believe is the same bird): 2) Are these Eastern Wood-peewees? [There are 3-4 different birds in here] The wingbars did not look white enough for me to lean towards a willow flycatcher. At the same time, these birds were perching low, and the pewees I've seen typically perch higher up. 3) Eastern Phoebe? This one was hanging out in the same area as the pewees. However, it seems to lack wingbars. And the bill looks fully black. 4) White-rumped sandpiper? I doubt if it's a least sandpiper with dirty legs. 5) I am not expecting this to get ID but would be interested in your thoughts. It did not look like a Willet to me. I would guess a greater/lesser yellowlegs. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Not sure about the sparrows. The flycatchers are all Willows. The color of the wingbars is going to vary to some extent with feather wear and molt. A much better clue is that the primaries aren't very long. The last one appears to be a worn Willow as well. (Probably one of the parents -- the other ones look young.) The lower mandible appears orange, and the wingbars are heavily worn but still noticeable. Not sure about the peep -- it's a tough angle, but the bit of swelling on the end of the bill suggests Semipalmated. The last bird looks like a Greater Yellowlegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1: Seaside Sparrows 2-3: Agree with Willow Flycatchers 4: Not sure, but leaning White-rumped 5: Agree with Greater Yellowlegs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevsar Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thank you folks. This was very helpful. W.r.t. the peep, I agree it was a tough angle. It was found in the salt pans as opposed to the beach. Just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The second sparrow is definitely a Saltmarsh. The first may be Seaside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 hours ago, akiley said: The second sparrow is definitely a Saltmarsh. The first may be Seaside. I agree with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevsar Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 I also agree with you on the saltmarsh sparrow. Thanks you two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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