Hi Brent and all,
I think that this bird looks within range for European Whimbrel (
*N.p.phaeopus*). European Whimbrels have more extensive white on the
underwings than do our American ones, and this taxon seems an okay fit for
the bird in question. The upperwing looks okay for either species, and
Not to present too provocative of an opinion, but there may be an argument
that this bird is a Eurasian Curlew. The second photo shows significant
barring in the secondaries extending into the inner primaries. This
feature is absent in both “European” and “Eurasian” Whimbrel, which show a
clean d
Like Bob Paxton I was initially puzzled by the square shape of the white
wedge, especially in first image (ML94655071) but accept it looks a little
better in the second image (ML94655101). Is it correc to assume the dark
blob is the heavy barring on the upperside of the tail?
I considered Greater
It’s a European Whimbrel
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:09 Robert Paxton wrote:
> The Eurasian Whimbrel doesn't have a white line up the back but a white
> wedge, broad at the base and narrowing up to a point in the middle back.
>Bob Paxton
>
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Isaac Grant
> wr
The Eurasian Whimbrel doesn't have a white line up the back but a white
wedge, broad at the base and narrowing up to a point in the middle back.
Bob Paxton
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Isaac Grant
wrote:
> That Whimbrel photo seems to show a Eurasian Whimbrel. Looks like a white
> line g
Thanks guys. I had not realized that white line was a clincher for European
subspeceis!Shorebirds are still new to me.
César
Una tarde la princesa vio una estrella aparecer; la princesa era traviesa y
la quiso ir a coger.
La quería para hacerla decorar un prendedor, con un verso y una
That Whimbrel photo seems to show a Eurasian Whimbrel. Looks like a white line
going up the back in the one photo and barred whitish tail. Super cool.
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
> On Apr 15, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Cesar Castillo wrote:
>
> I walked out from the Fishermans parking lot at Fort