Thanks all for responding with suggestions for the ID of a shorebird observed yesterday at Myers. My friend tells me that Purple Sandpiper looks to be the most likely. I haven’t seen any reports of one down this way this year, but keep your eyes open - it’s not impossible.
Bob > On Dec 8, 2020, at 10:58 PM, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Bob, > > Dunlin might be a good candidate this late in the year. > > -- Bill Ostrander > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> On Behalf Of bob mcguire > Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:43 PM > To: cayugabirdlist <[email protected]> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shorebird at Myers > > I have a request for ID suggestions from a friend who had a shorebird on the > spit at Myers at 3 pm today: > > "I just saw a plump shorebird about the size of a robin with medium length > narrow bill picking along the stones at Myers point. Gone before I could get > digiscope.” > > Any thoughts on ID? > > Bob McGuire > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
