Yesterday while kayaking in Jamaica Bay I photographed a shorebird that struck me as unusual. I ran photos past a couple of people, and Doug Gochfeld suggested that it appeared to be a hybrid, most probably a hybrid Dunlin X White-rumped Sandpiper. I have looked at photos of that combination on Macaulay and it does appear to be a pretty good fit to my inexpert eye. A weird bird and certainly not something I had on my radar at all.
I have posted a collection of photos in this eBird checklist for anyone interested in taking a look. https://ebird.org/checklist/S97260771 Good birding, Joshua Malbin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
