Yesterday, on the Lewiston-Clarkston CBC, Jerry Cebula and David Koehler had an interesting and out of season shorebird.
The bird was in a small ditch just off the Lewiston Levee toward Clearwater Paper on the Clearwater River.
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Note the two tone bill, yellow legs, streaking on??breast and eye ring ?
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Initial guess is a very late Pectoral Sandpiper in Winter, non-breeding plumage.
The eye ring raises the possibility of a very late and out of area Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
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All comments and guesses are welcome.
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On behalf of Jerry Cebula;
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Keith E. Carlson
Lewiston
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