gstacks Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Today near Sacramento. Picture #1 Picture #2 Picture #3 Picture #4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Dunlin, mix of both, dowitchers, dowitchers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstacks Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 I guess I was confused because I thought dunlins had black on their bellies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, gstacks said: I guess I was confused because I thought dunlins had black on their bellies. Only breeding adult Dunlins have black bellies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Picture #4 is Long-billed Dowitchers. The others are likely Long-billed as well but Picture #3 could be Short-billed, not sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 In winter, it should be safe to assume that they are Long-billed. Short-billed are pretty strictly coastal in the winter in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, darknight said: In winter, it should be safe to assume that they are Long-billed. Short-billed are pretty strictly coastal in the winter in California. Picture #4 are clearly Long-billed Dowitcher. However, picture #3 looks a lot more like Short-billed. Note the overall slender shape (compare to picture 4), shorter bill which appears to droop towards the tip, and a steeper forehead with a strongly arched supercilium. I don't think its a safe assumption to make, that all dowitchers in Yolo and Sacramento Counties in winter are Long-billed Dowitcher. They winter in good numbers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, and a few winter in Solano County. I think it is entirely believable that small numbers may go unreported in Yolo County as well, if they winter in Solano County. Edited February 22, 2020 by AlexHenry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstacks Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 That would be a lifer for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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