Yikes sorry that was meant for Andrew not everyone :) Oops. Good birding though.
On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 18:08, Dominic Garcia-Hall <dominic.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting bird. Since I’m now on living on the other side of the > Atlantic and barely see anything other than Common Ringed and Little Ringed > Plovers it looks pretty good although it’s weirdly hard to age with the > legs turning orange, the breast band quite filled out, and the eye area / > forehead having that lack of juvenile fluffiness. It’s like a very advanced > juvenile but with features of an adult transitioning back into winter? > I don’t have a better candidate though, and qualify this with my shorebird > pay grade being *definitely* lower than yours ;) > Cheers > Dom. > > On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 04:04, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In between bouts of rain stoppage and my drive to study whatever >> remaining shorebirds we have left, I came across a Plover that looked good >> for Common Ringed. >> >> Since the candidate was a juvenile and a difficult field ID given the >> location, I tried to stay on this bird and managed to obtain a decent >> number of Digiscoped shots that captured key field marks, including no >> webbing between the middle and inner toes. >> >> I not too long ago shared some images for feedback and while the >> consensus among people with higher pay grades than mine, is that it looks >> good for CRPL. I used “possible” because juveniles are tough and also >> Semipalmated Plover variation makes it even tougher. >> >> I have thrown up a few of the best Digiscoped images on Twitter for >> anyone who might be interested in taking a look. >> >> >> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569144295793299461?s=46&t=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g >> >> >> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569143571214655490?s=46&t=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g >> >> Cheers, >> >> -------- >> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free >> our mind.” ~ Bob Marley >> >> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but >> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran >> >> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the >> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own >> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass >> >> 風 Swift as the wind >> 林 Quiet as the forest >> 火 Conquer like the fire >> 山 Steady as the mountain >> Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* >> <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> >> >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> >> (") _ (") >> >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! >> >> >> Andrew Baksh >> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com >> -- >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> -- >> > -- > www.antbirds.com > NYC +1 917 740 1945 > UK +44 161 818 6166 > -- www.antbirds.com NYC +1 917 740 1945 UK +44 161 818 6166 -- 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/ --
