tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521256671440577341.post3869319615846042529..comments2023-08-25T04:22:22.743-06:00Comments on A Calgary Birder: A Prairie Drive and A MilestoneDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318833422968033115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521256671440577341.post-49563252590719313212011-09-10T15:27:17.693-06:002011-09-10T15:27:17.693-06:00Bob,
Really appreciate the feedback. I was fairl...Bob,<br /><br />Really appreciate the feedback. I was fairly confident as the striped back seemed very prominent. As for the Calidris complex I'm still very challenged and I think a winter project will be to just sit down and learn them. Missed seeing you at bird study group this month - perhaps October?<br /><br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318833422968033115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521256671440577341.post-44680520447127639952011-08-29T19:57:18.603-06:002011-08-29T19:57:18.603-06:00Hi David,
I think you got the Phalarope right - co...Hi David,<br />I think you got the Phalarope right - congratulations on the milestone.<br />As for the sandpiper: I'm not very experienced with these and I find them tough, so it's a good exercise to try to say why you ID it as one Calidris over another. It doesn't look like a Pectoral, and the black legs eliminate that and Least. It looks like the tail is at least as long as the wings, so probably not Baird's or White-rumped. The bill looks straight and thick, more like a Semipalmated than a Western. My best guess is Semipalmated Sandpiper.Bobhttp://birdscalgary.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com