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Photo by Apo ng Mamay
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Field Notes

Description:

thought at first as a seagull chick, not seemingly bothered when i approached for this shot.

Habitat:

Along Thompson River in Kamloops, BC Canada.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
StirredMocha
Pretty sure that it is a sanderling with that wide gape. I think semipalmated would be very rare at this place and time and most would already be in winter plumage.
AshleyT
Sanderling was my other thought, just seems to have a lot of brown on it. That could be because it is still transitioning into winter plumage though. Would help if we could see it from the side to see if the back toe is present or absent.
AshleyT
I think it's a semipalmated sandpiper, but shore birds are tough. Especially only having one photo from the front. Maybe someone else can be of more help. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Semipalmated_Sandpiper/id
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014

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