I disagree with Rock Sandpiper. There is far too much bright yellow (orange) on the bill and the legs are brighter than any photos of Rock Sandpipers I have seen. This bird looks like Purple Sandpipers I have seen in the UK..Also, Rock Sandpipers have more markings below. Bez Bezuidenhout Aurora, Co.
On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 4:26 PM Nicholas Komar <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the yellowish legs and pale gray color of the nape along with the > pale underwings favor Rock Sandpiper. If accepted as such by the Colorado > Bird Records Committee,,I believe this would be new for the Colorado State > list. Nice catch Joey. Future observers should obtain audio recordings as > well as they may support the identification. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins > > On Oct 7, 2022, at 1:47 PM, Joey Kellner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > COBIRDERS, > > > > I’ve attached a number of photos showing different views/angles of the > PURPLE/ROCK SANDPIPER. The very pale underwings and thick, white > upperwing seem consistent with Rock Sandpiper (however I do not know > about immature plumages of Purple Sandpiper). The bill and leg color and > the overall face pattern look better for Purple Sandpiper. > > > > Purple Sandpiper is more likely distribution-wise, but “birds have wings”. > > > > Perhaps someone can forward the below link to Paul Lehmann since he has > extensive experience with Rock Sandpipers in juv. and imm. Plumages. > > > > Below is the link…you all can view and consult various references. > > > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S120137387 > > > > > > Joey Kellner > > Littleton, Colorado > > > > Y > > (oo) > > ) ) _ > > ( ( ( '< > > ) ) // ) > > ( ( / "" > > ) ) > > ( ( > > v > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/01a201d8da89%24cdf2b640%2469d822c0%24%40comcast.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/01a201d8da89%24cdf2b640%2469d822c0%24%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8CE1B446-1D2E-44D2-A4A4-F7223BE5844F%40comcast.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8CE1B446-1D2E-44D2-A4A4-F7223BE5844F%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- [0,0] |)__) -”-”- -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJ_b%2Bxnh5iR%3DPYx_HMO2%2BNkzWR%2BUrSbSMnJ%3DiGR_sR0TLoHZDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
