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Pectoral sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

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Pectoral Sandpiper, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
DavidMroczkowski
Thanks, StirredMocha. I did spot a Lesser Yellowlegs today, but this definitely was not it. I'll have to go back through pix to find it.
StirredMocha
This looks more like a pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) with the slightly downcurved bicolored bill that is thicker than the lesser yellowlegs'.

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PublishedAugust 31, 2014

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