Subject: [Tweeters] Little Stint / Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge
Date: Wed Apr 27 18:20:01 PDT 2022
From: dan&erika - danerika at gmail.com

With some creative photoshopping, I believe my stint candidate is, in fact,
a Least Sandpiper. See the new photo posted on my eBird checklist--
https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245. The bird appears to sport yellowish
legs that just looked black under normal exposure.

Dan

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 4:49 PM Zora Monster <zoramon at mac.com> wrote:


> When looking at pictures of least sandpipers, I am seeing that gape notch

> mentioned in the article referenced below. This leads me to believe that

> this particular field mark cannot be used to distinguish between least

> sandpipers and little stints.

>

> Zora Dermer

> Seattle, WA

>

>

> On Apr 27, 2022, at 1:37 PM, Jane Hadley <hadleyj1725 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> 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

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