[mou] odd shorebird

[Joshua Christian]

The bird in question looks like a fairly typical Pectoral Sandpiper.  Although the bib does not pop out as much as usual, the clean-cut bottom edge is still visible.  The pale, dull yellow base of the bill is another good indication this is a Pectoral. 
 
The following hyperlink is a good picture showing the relative size of a Pectoral compared to a Stilt Sandpiper.
 http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3i0Eq9-F7v8/Ru1oR8txkMI/AAAAAAAABUY/m9FSbXU0B3U/IMG_4317.JPG
 
Very nice pics!  
 
Good birding,
 
Josh Christian
 
> Hi All--Yesterday, 29 Aug, Erika and I drove down to the River Bend Nature> Center in Faribault, Rice Co., to check out the Stilt Sandpiper. I took> photographs and got around to "developing" them late morning the next day> (today),> > What do you make of this photo?> http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/stiltmystery.jpg> At the time I thought I was taking a photo of one of a few Stilt Sandpipers> on the pond. But the bill looks way too short for a Stilt Sandpiper. The> base of the bill is also an odd pink color. The bird is vaguely colored> like a Ruff, but the breast is not plain like a Ruff.> > A second photo shows what may be the mystery bird behind an obvious Stilt> Sandpiper.> http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/stiltmystery2.jpg> Note the much more obvious eyeline on the Stilt Sandpiper and its grayer> coloration. Is the mystery sandpiper just an immature Stilt Sandpiper?> > I will be interested to hear any and all opinions.> > dan> > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman> Northfield, Minnesota> http://danerika.googlepages.com/home> http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika> danerika at gmail.com> > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet"> "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau
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