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    Default Shorebird ID Quiz #4

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    Jamaica Bay WR, Queens, NY: 10-1-2009

    Identification and age please.
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    I'm running with a worn juvenile Least Sandpiper. Based on the droopy short bill and yellow/greenish legs for species. White fringed feathers and worn out look for age. This is fun.

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    Least Sandpipers juveniles is what I decided on when I found them but I am not the best identifier

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    To be honest, only after our ID discussions here I clearly see the huge difference in the bill shape
    between this species and the other peeps. Very nice plumage on this bird...

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    Leg colour and bill shape point towards Least Sand - plumage at that time of year would make it a juv. I haven't seen these for 18 years but they are truly lovely little birds!

    Phil

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    You are all right on. This is a quite worn juvenile Least Sandpiper, a far cry from the gleaming reddish brown jewels of mid-August. Now take a crack at #5!
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