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Piper?

Photo by Vin Zael
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Field Notes

Description:

small brown and white bird

Habitat:

migrant, marshes, freshwater and coastal areas

Notes:

can it be called a wading bird? i wud go with a sanderling? or some sandpiper.

Species ID Suggestions

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

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Simon Giuliano
1

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

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Liam
2

Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
I would say pectoral, having seen them in person... If it has a rather upright stance when not feeding, that is another good indicator of pectoral
Vin Zael
Pectoral Sandpiper? Still have not made the name change.
KarenSaxton
Pectoral is small. And there is a fair bit of size difference between male and female. We get them here in Oregon in the early autumn migration
Vin Zael
tnx Simon, I had just taken a bird guide and came across the Pectoral Sandpiper. but was still unsure, does it look like the right size? i spent a good time observing the bird, but now the bird seems small to me. I agree with the suggestion.

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