Hi Folks!
A cautionary note: a "humpback" is supportative, but not diagnostic for identifying a Long-billed Dowitcher. Plumage characters are diagnostic.
Good Birding!
Jim
Jim Stasz
<Jlstasz...>
North Beach MD
Jim Moore <epiphenomenon9...> wrote:
>Hi Art,
>
>It's a Short-billed Dowitcher. Looks like a juvenile based on the
>fresh plumage--so note the bold internal markings on the tertials,
>which juvenile LB Dow lacks. Also note the lack of a hump-backed
>appearance when feeding--LB Dow gives the appearance of having
>"swallowed a grapefruit." Can't see the entire bill in these photos,
>so can't judge length, but bill length is only useful at the extremes
>since both species of dowitcher show sexual dimorphism in bill length.
>
>Jim Moore
>Rockville, MD
>
>On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Art Drauglis <lwsyrup...> wrote:
>> I was able to spend a few minutes at Bladensburg Waterfront Park this morning about an hour after low tide. There were two Great Egrets, a species I rarely see at that location.
>> What was truly unexpected was the presence of a single dowitcher plugging away as close to the park as it could get while staying on the mud.
>> The bill length made me think that this is a Long-billed, but I would like some input on my ID
>> Something spooked it and the nearby peeps; when I looked away for a second it was gone (so I did not get to hear the flight call)
>> Pictures here
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdrauglis/7742896676/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdrauglis/7742895430/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdrauglis/7742897542/
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