Curlew Sandpiper (ID??)

Posted by Attila on Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:21 pm

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Photo taken in Stone Harbor NJ, last weekend. I could not quite figure out the ID of this one, I thought on Dunlin at first, but then I'm still hesitating and I think it's a Curlew. Anyone can help?

Canon 10D ISO 200 f8 1/800 600mm + 1.4x

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by Anthony Medici on Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:34 pm

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Nice, over the shoulder look. I never try to ID since I'm awful at it. My only nit in the image is the big brown blob in the background, it a bit distracting. Good angle of view here.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:52 pm

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Attila, the strong white line over the eye makes it a Curlew Sandpiper for me.

I would like to see more of the long legs and the OOF bird is distracting. You got a good pose here at a low perspective. Nice shot.

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by Paul Fusco on Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:47 pm

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Attila -

That bill looks curlew sandpiper-ish to me. I don't think the dunlin bill has an arc like this. Were there reports of curlew sand there at the time?

Great find!!

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by Ken Newcombe on Sun Oct 19, 2003 6:56 pm

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Attila,

Appears to be a Curlew to me. The white eyebrow is less conspicuous on a Dunlin typically. Whites lack detail in this image.

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by Chip Estabrooks on Sun Oct 19, 2003 7:59 pm

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Not sure about the ID. I'm with Alan ..more feet and I'd lose the OOF bird in the bg.
The green moss works well for me.
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by Bill Whala on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:30 pm

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I'm not sure of the ID. My nits have been covered. The light is wonderful!!

Cool shot.

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by Robert Kemmerlin on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:39 pm

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The curlew ID works for me, Sibley says they prefer freshwater. Very nice either way.

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by AlexC on Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:59 am

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Nice birds and exposure to the edge, a little more legs and a little less OOF FG for me, Otherwise very nice!!! Congrats!!

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by Attila on Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:13 pm

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Thanks for the comments all.. Not sure on the bird reports from the locale for that day, all the birders were looking for a different curlew (a long billed one, which I did not see). This one did not hang out with the large Dunlin flcok in the area, rather it was mixing with the BB Plovers.

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