Compare the Lake Henry bird to these photos of Rock Sandpiper: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/312705731 and Purple Sandpiper: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/433376671
In my opinion, its wing stripe looks better for Purple. But I have basically no experience with either species. Like most of us, I'm waiting for the experts to look at the photos. Evan Carlson Pueblo On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 2:39 PM Joey Kellner <[email protected]> wrote: > As for bill color, I defer to someone familiar with young Rock Sandpipers > to determine if the extent and coloration is in the norm for that species > or if this would indicate a Purple Sandpiper instead. > > Joey. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado > > On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:17:47 PM UTC-6 Joey Kellner 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/c9d2ac82-15fa-4b6e-bb8f-f56141e1b786n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c9d2ac82-15fa-4b6e-bb8f-f56141e1b786n%40googlegroups.com?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/CAGoxET_FE7iGyxCwH__QKveDp-2Ts-FRz9ASsMtBrWzPaY96Jw%40mail.gmail.com.
