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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