Sandpiper?

Would you all look at my sighting the other day and see if you think this could be a greater. This bird was by himself and in the past when I have seen the lesser there were quite a few of them. So maybe this is a greater - then I could add it to my bird list. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7581319

OK, I'm changing my opinion to greater based on the distribution map in Sibley and this whole discussion thread.

The flying photos look like a straight bill - it is hard to see the bill in the first photo. I have a lesser spotting but now you have me questioning mine.

It is really hard to tell and I found this description for comparison online which may help: http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/focus/yellowlegs.html

In the second picture, you can see a curve to the bill. Also, the long wings indicate the greater yellowlegs.

I agree bjohnson, I think it's a juvenile lesser yellowlegs.

I think it is a lesser yellowlegs - it is difficult to see the beak - do you have any other photos of it you could add.

I was thinking a greater yellowlegs. Until i saw that bill, way to big to be any wader i know

Long legs he has!!!