on e-bird, posted by Mr. Arie Gilbert. Tyler Goldstein Jericho, NY
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > It would be great if any photos of this bird be made available for public > viewing. Rump or no rump. Thanks in advance. > > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the > ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own > abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Sep 23, 2017, at 6:00 PM, Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','swalte...@verizon.net');>> wrote: > > I hate to do this – and I saw the bird in question – but it looks like a > Dunlin to me. While I wait to see other people’s photographs showing a > white rump, I’ve gone over my pictures. All other characteristics are > perfectly in line with what a juvenile Dunlin might exhibit in late > September. Most importantly, the breast is streaked with black. I don’t > know of any plumage of Curlew Sandpiper that would have that. The > upperparts are rather typical of a juvenile’s molt. Gray feathers have > replaced most of the juvenile feathers on the back. The coverts and > tertials are still juvenile, with some of the latter still showing some > rufous edging. There is one rufous feather in the scapulars; often there > will be a couple more. The bill, while on the longer extreme of Dunlin bill > length, doesn’t appear to be out of range. I could find a few others in my > photo collection of the same length and curvature. The bird’s overall > structure, including thick neck and large head, also favor Dunlin. > > > > > > Steve Walter > > Bayside, NY > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --