eatthegoodoftheland Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 can you help me identify this? thought it was a least sandpiper, someone else told me a sanderling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 This is a Black-bellied Plover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthegoodoftheland Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, blackburnian said: This is a Black-bellied Plover. thanks! immature? male? female? all these shorebirds look identical to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 agree with BBPL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 hours ago, eatthegoodoftheland said: thanks! immature? male? female? all these shorebirds look identical to me... By the warn, rather than crisp, fresh plumage this is an adult. Not possible to tell sex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 14 hours ago, eatthegoodoftheland said: all these shorebirds look identical to me... It's no guarantee but a shorebird with a relatively short bill is often a plover or turnstone. Some sandpipers also have short bills but those are mostly longer than the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthegoodoftheland Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: It's no guarantee but a shorebird with a relatively short bill is often a plover or turnstone. Some sandpipers also have short bills but those are mostly longer than the other two. thanks for that tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 1:43 PM, eatthegoodoftheland said: thanks! immature? male? female? all these shorebirds look identical to me... It's mostly the bill here that makes this look like a plover, since it's wide and only starts tapering to a point near to the end, whereas in sandpipers it tapers from the base all the way to the tip. I also think plovers can look a little taller than sandpipers. The leg color tends to be a good field mark as well in many peeps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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