As for bill color, I defer to someone familiar with young Rock Sandpipers to determine if the extent and coloration is in the norm for that species or if this would indicate a Purple Sandpiper instead.
Joey. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:17:47 PM UTC-6 Joey Kellner wrote: > COBIRDERS, > > > > I’ve attached a number of photos showing different views/angles of the > PURPLE/ROCK SANDPIPER. The very pale underwings and thick, white > upperwing seem consistent with Rock Sandpiper (however I do not know > about immature plumages of Purple Sandpiper). The bill and leg color and > the overall face pattern look better for Purple Sandpiper. > > > > Purple Sandpiper is more likely distribution-wise, but “birds have wings”. > > > > Perhaps someone can forward the below link to Paul Lehmann since he has > extensive experience with Rock Sandpipers in juv. and imm. Plumages. > > > > Below is the link…you all can view and consult various references. > > > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S120137387 > > > > > > Joey Kellner > > Littleton, Colorado > > > > Y > > (oo) > > ) ) _ > > ( ( ( '< > > ) ) // ) > > ( ( / "" > > ) ) > > ( ( > > v > > > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c9d2ac82-15fa-4b6e-bb8f-f56141e1b786n%40googlegroups.com.
