I enlarged and enhanced photo #4 and I'm pretty sure that the bird
has semi-palms on its toes ( I wish there were more clear pictures
of this birds feet). If one accepts the semi-palms and then takes
another look at photo #2 which is a head on view of the bill, it seems
that the most likely identity is Western Sandpiper.

I have seen Westerns with this leg color before and I've made every
effort to turn them into something more interesting with no success.

>
>Ruth Sullivan took photos of an interesting juvenile stint at Ocean Shores
>on 19 August. First reported as a Long-toed, this bird is a fascinating
>example of why stint identification ain't easy. Check it out at:
>
>http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/SBphotos.html
>
>At this site you can look at the "mystery stint" as well as photos of all
>the other stint species.
>
>If you have ideas about the identity of Ruth's stint, post it to tweeters
>with "Re: mystery stint" in the subject line, and I'll check the digest and
>respond. I'm asking someone to forward this to BIRDCHAT with the request
>that anyone on that list who is interested should send their comments to
>tweeters also. If anyone knows any overseas lists to which they would like
>to forward this message, feel free.
>
>Dennis Paulson, Director phone 253-756-3798
>Slater Museum of Natural History fax 253-756-3352
>University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
>Tacoma, WA 98416
>http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/museum.html
>
>
>
>

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