Posted by Gary Potter (38.171.0.200) on November 29, 2000 at 15:10:27:
In Reply to: Re: November calidris posted by GARY POTTER on November 29, 2000 at 15:07:46:
: : Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
: : With that in mind, I offer my thoughts on November's shorebird.
: : First of all, I don't think it's a Pectoral Sandpiper, but a smaller Calidris sp.
: : It appears to have dark legs and a tumor. There appears to be some speckling on the tumor, but not all the way across the breast. Also I fail to see a bicolored bill.
: : And despite the lack of anything to size it by, my gut tells me the birds is a small Calidris.
: : The "braces" bordering the mantle make me think Little Stint. The bill is awfully long, but I'm gonna stick with C. minuta.
: : Courtenay Peddle
: : I think that the so called "tumor" is actually a full crop. This bird has been eating. I see nothing that makes this a stint, and except for the extra bright rufous tones and incomplete breast streaking it looks like a typical juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper