[mou] that sandpiper

[Richard Wood]

Hi all,

I, for one, would like to see this bird's picture.

Good birding,
Richard

 
Richard L. Wood, Ph. D.
University of Minnesota
Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry,
College of Pharmacy
717 Delaware St. SE 
Minneapolis, MN 55414-2959
rwoodphd at yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Williams <two-jays at att.net>
To: MOU-Net net <mou-net at cbs.umn.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:20:50 AM
Subject: [mou] that sandpiper

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From: Joseph Morlan <jmorlan at ccsf.org>
Date: May 22, 2007 7:17:40 AM CDT

Jim

Your bird looks like a Least Sandpiper to me.  The crouched posture with
dirty-yellowish legs bent, no obvious primary projection and finely 
pointed
bill-tip are all features of Least Sandpiper. The brown mottling to the
bib, not extending to the flanks is also a chracter of Least Sandpiper.

It is not a Western Sandpiper which has a different scapular and head
pattern, more extensive streaking going to the flanks and a less-finely
tipped bill.  Nor is it a Semipalmated Sandpiper which has a straighter,
more blunt bill and darker legs.

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Well, if it was a Western, I certainly didn't want to ignore it.

Jim Williams









       
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