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Re: Shorebird ID help

Top bird in first photo looks like a Baird’s Sandpiper notice dark face, buffy breast, wing tips longer than tail.

Lower bird looks like a juvenile western notice the rufous suspenders on shoulders and stout slightly drooping bill.

On Sep 15, 2024, at 1:55 PM, Dave & Brenda Pace via groups.io <dbpace@…> wrote:


Hi all,  We were out at Market Lake WMA north of Idaho Falls back on 8-16 and saw a fair number of shorebirds.  I am not as familiar with them in their fall plumage so was hoping for some help IDing several we took pictures of.  These two birds were moving together when we observed them.  The lighter one was a bit smaller.  The plumages look similar to me, kind of like a light and dark morph raptor but of course they are shorebirds.  Can you guys help with their IDs, are they an adult and juvenile or two separate species.
 
Thanks,
 
Dave Pace
Idaho Falls, ID

Market Shorebird-08-16-24_004.jpegMarket Shorebird-08-16-24_002.jpegMarket Shorebird-08-16-24_003.JPG

Ken Miracle
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“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5

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Shorebird ID help

Hi all,  We were out at Market Lake WMA north of Idaho Falls back on 8-16 and saw a fair number of shorebirds.  I am not as familiar with them in their fall plumage so was hoping for some help IDing several we took pictures of.  These two birds were moving together when we observed them.  The lighter one was a bit smaller.  The plumages look similar to me, kind of like a light and dark morph raptor but of course they are shorebirds.  Can you guys help with their IDs, are they an adult and juvenile or two separate species.
 
Thanks,
 
Dave Pace
Idaho Falls, ID
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Why I watch birds


This is from Lake Lowell, by the dam, yesterday. A mixed flock of Western and Clark grebes. Quite a few “youngsters”, a couple of which were riding on their mom’s back. I have
seen the water walking display in the past, but this is the first time I could capture it. It just makes me smile and that is good enough reason to put in the effort.

 

Hope you all find something to smile about, as well.

—

Tom Soniville
Boise. West Bench
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Re: Hudsonian godwit

Yes, Mann Lake in Nez Perce County.

Cliff

On 9/14/24 07:07AM, Robert Kiernan
wrote:

There’s a mann creek resivior n.of weiser and i
think there’s a mann lake further n. So it’s the lake not
resivior??

On Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 9:43 PM
Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa=octobersetters.com@groups.io>
wrote:

It’s a Hudsonian Godwit and it was photographed at Mann
Lake yesterday, Sept 12.

Cliff

On 9/13/24 09:23PM, Robert Kiernan wrote:
Just got off the phone with a friend said
report on face book of the godwit seen Mann creek resv.
an̈y one now of this a valid report
-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@...


-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@...

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