Tweets,
We (Jim and I) have decided that the odd Semipalmated
Plover at Damon Point was still in juvenile plumage,
with the exception that the legs had turned to the
bright orange color.
Visit the following website, but turn the legs the
usual bright yellow-orange, and that is what we saw.

http://www.schmoker.org/BirdPics/Photos/ShorebirdsWaders/SEPL1.jpg

I guess I should have expected a few in Juv plumage,
after the mix of plumages on BB Plover we saw at
Bottle Beach. Only a few of the males were in full
breeding plumage, the rest were in various stages of
the transition.

I learned something new about shorebirds in the
spring! Woo Hoo!
Guy McWethy


--- Jim McCoy <jmccoy at exchange.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Subject: RE: Odd SP PLover
> Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 11:25:07 -0700
> From: "Jim McCoy" <jmccoy at exchange.microsoft.com>
> To: "Guy McWethy" <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> CC: "Mason Flint" <masonfl at microsoft.com>
>
> Good find and good call, Guy. The color is almost
> exactly right, along
> with all-black bill. The legs also look right to
> me. The bird we saw
> had yellow legs, which was why I was thinking hybrid
> and not trying hard
> to turn it into a darkish Snowy Plover.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy McWethy [mailto:lguy_mcw at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 11:18 AM
> To: Jim McCoy
> Subject: Odd SP PLover
>
>
> --- Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 10:25:57 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: RE: birding tomorrow
> > To: Mason Flint <masonfl at microsoft.com>,
> > Jim McCoy <jmccoy at exchange.microsoft.com>
> >
> > Jim and Mason,
> > check out this web page.
> >
>
http://www.schmoker.org/BirdPics/Photos/ShorebirdsWaders/SEPL1.jpg
> >
> > It is a juvenile SP Plover. I think the odd SP
> > Plover
> > we saw at Damon point was simply still in juvenile
> > plumage, and only his legs had turned color!
> > except for the legs, this pic looks exactly like
> > what
> > I recall seeing.
> > What do you think?
> > Guy
> >
> > Guy McWethy
> > Renton, WA
> > mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
> >


Guy McWethy
Renton, WA
mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com



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