Subject: [Tweeters] Little Stint / Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge
Date: Wed Apr 27 13:37:51 PDT 2022
From: Jane Hadley - hadleyj1725 at gmail.com

We have some citing the shorter wings and primary projection and the
streaking on the sides of the breast to conclude that the reported bird
is a Least Sandpiper. We have others citing the black legs and the gape
notch to conclude that it is a Little Stint. How to decide?

Pictures of the subject bird:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245

Discussion of the "gape notch" ID key:

https://blog.aba.org/2017/11/open-mic-a-new-field-mark-for-differentiating-stints-and-peeps.html

Jane Hadley

Seattle, WA