I will be glad when this season passes. :) Sandpipers are not my favorite to try to ID. But I am consoled by the fact they don't give me warbler neck.
This one is throwing me off especially since this photo does not show the front. Is this a Pectoral? I cannot tell who his friend is either, to the left.
Yep, a Pec - large size for a Calidris sandpiper, and yellowish legs. The other one is probably a White-rumped, note the long wing extending well beyond the tail tip (shared only by Baird's), black legs, and the grey-and-rufous mantle pattern (Baird's doesn't have the rufous), not 100% certain though (any more pics?).
Resin
This message was edited May 21, 2013 8:40 PM
Thanks for confirming the Pectoral. I knew there was something different about the other guy. My head is swimming going through all these photos. Three of us use cameras here, so I have another batch of photos to look through. I'll post if I have more pictures.
Well, I found one more picture- taken with one of our old cameras and it is pretty icky. I am not sure it would help in identification, but just in case, here it is...
Sorry it took so long to post, I had to walk away from the shorebird pictures for a bit. My head was swimming along with them. :)
The center Pectoral is the one same from the first photo and I am guessing the one to its left might be the same bird as above.
Hmmm, yep, a bit too 'icky' to help any further, unfortunately!
Resin
Thank you for trying. :)
