I just looked at Sean’s photos on his eBird checklist and I agree
it looks good for pacific. Awesome bird!
Cliff
On 5/1/25 04:27PM, Carter Strope via
groups.io wrote:
Hey all,
Having seen additional photos shared on Facebook
by Sean Pursley, I think the case for Pacific over American is
strong. The photos show a remarkably short primary projection,
a relatively long bill, and significant white in the flanks
and sides of the undertail with a narrow strip of white
running down the side of the neck. More photos/angles would be
awesome, but based off of Sean’s photos I think this bird is
quite convincing for Pacific.
Has anyone evaluated the relationship of
tail/tertials/primaries on this bird? I can’t tell from
the photos but it would be good to eliminate the
possibility of a much rarer Pacific Golden Plover. If
you’re photographing it try to get some that depict the
primary extension and projection. Either way it’s a very
cool bird.
Cliff
On 5/1/25 11:06AM, henderson.danette via groups.io wrote:
I called it as a Pacific on my checklist. I had seen Sean’s pictures, they seem to be the best posted. Therefore I was looking for the white striping down the side. In my opinion the stripe continued in a broken line all the way down the side to the undertail coverts. Admittedly I only had a brief look because it left when the Stilts it was with flushed, but still like Sean’s photos.
Having seen additional photos shared on Facebook by Sean Pursley, I think the case for Pacific over American is strong. The photos show a remarkably short primary projection, a relatively long bill, and significant white in the flanks and sides of the undertail with a narrow strip of white running down the side of the neck. More photos/angles would be awesome, but based off of Sean’s photos I think this bird is quite convincing for Pacific.
Has anyone evaluated the relationship of tail/tertials/primaries
on this bird? I can’t tell from the photos but it would be good to
eliminate the possibility of a much rarer Pacific Golden Plover.
If you’re photographing it try to get some that depict the primary
extension and projection. Either way it’s a very cool bird.
Cliff
On 5/1/25 11:06AM, henderson.danette
via groups.io wrote:
