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ducbucln Manzanita, OR(Zone 8b) Sep 16, 2010

Could this be a Sanderling or some sort of Sandpiper?

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Sep 16, 2010

Sanderling √
Sandpiper √

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Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH Sep 16, 2010

Agree, Sanderling...other bird looks like a Killdeer.

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ducbucln Manzanita, OR(Zone 8b) Sep 17, 2010

Thanks Old Ned and Burd.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Sep 17, 2010

Sorry, not a Sanderling - note that it has a hind toe (clearly visible on the lifted foot), and Sanderling is unique among waders in not having a hind toe.

Looks like a Western Sandpiper to me

Resin

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Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH Sep 17, 2010

Great stuff Resin! My field guide concurs...really useful tip for Sanderlings!

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lagerfran Lakeland, FL Sep 18, 2010

The second bird looks like a semipalmated plover to me, they really look like killdeers.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Sep 19, 2010

Quote from lagerfran :
The second bird looks like a semipalmated plover to me, they really look like killdeers.


It's true it would be a very difficult bird to call between Western and Semipalmated if it was in Florida; but in California, Westerns outnumber Semipalmateds by something like several thousand to one - so it's fairly safe to say it's Western unless proven otherwise ;-)

Resin

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