Timing is important. Short billeds migrate earlier than Long-billeds and non-breeding (eg molting adults) tend to migrate well before juveniles. I can't get to your photos right now (traveling) but would guess molting adult Short-billed from timing alone. (I am in New England, where there is a strong migration of Short-bills right now.) Warren
________________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds [MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] on behalf of Ben Harste [mnbir...@brainlaser.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 4:05 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Dowitcher ID Help (Hennepin County) I went to Purgatory Creek today and there were quite a few shorebirds present and visible from the blind. Least Sandpiper - 50+ Killdeer - 15+ Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 Solitary Sandpiper - 2 And one Dowitcher. I suspect it is a Short-billed Dowitcher as it seemed to have more golden looking than white looking bars on the back, it had a unmarked orange breast, and one was reported yesterday on eBird. I uploaded some pictures on Flickr. Any input on whether it is a Short-billed Dowitcher or if it is possibly a Long-billed Dowitcher would be welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/9251457678/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/9248677779/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/9248677871/in/photostream/ Ben Harste Bloomington, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
