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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This is my Ebird checklist from May 25, 2021 which includes a number of photos of the Little Stint found at Eide Road in Snohomish County. Some potential differences between that individual and the one referenced in this chain: The legs are clearly very black, the so-called "braces" on the back are clear, and there is a white stripe above the eye. It is way above my pay grade to opine on what any of that means. Just some data for others.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S88981376" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S88981376</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Blair Bernson</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 07:23:01 AM PDT, Steve Hampton <stevechampton@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Bob, </div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Thanks for engaging me. I'm a bit confused about what you said about leg color in the photos, which you said appeared yellow in the Least photo and dark in the stint photos. But there are no photos of Least Sandpiper; there are just two photos of the presumed stint. To me, the legs have a hint of olive, which means they are probably yellow, just in shadow or with mud. My understanding is that Little Stint legs should be jet black, blacker than Western. </div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Regarding plumage, I pulled out Veit and Jonsson (1987) from <i>American Birds, </i>which has excellent illustrations and discussion. The tertials and scapulars on both species (in alternate plumage) can be nearly identical. To me, the extensive streaking on the breast sides and the tail protruding beyond the wings suggest Least Sandpiper, as does the overall structure.</div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Again, the pics are here: <a shape="rect" href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245</a> </div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">I'm hoping others will weigh in. </div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:#073763;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">thanks, </div></div><br clear="none"><div id="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077yqt07169" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077yqt5140341468"><div class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:37 PM Robert O'Brien <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:baro@pdx.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">baro@pdx.edu</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">One giveaway is the legs. Least Sandpiper has yellow legs, visible in the photo. The Little Stint clearly has dark legs also visible in the excellent photos.<div>I'd worry more about Western Sandpiper, which is the next excellent photo. There are obvious differences there but the legs don't help.<br clear="none"><div>Bob OBrien Portland</div><div>PS Can anyone predict what time of day (tidewise?) would be best for chasing tomorrow, Tuesday? I guess it was seen around 9-10AM Saturday. Little Stint is my Most Wanted Stint.................</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 10:42 PM Steve Hampton <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:stevechampton@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevechampton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(7,55,99);" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">I've only seen Little Stint a few times, so I'm interested in more discussion of this bird. The bill shape and overall posture seem identical to Least Sandpiper to me. Plumage-wise, is the strong streaking on the sides of the breast possible on Little Stint? I'm interested in an explanation why this is not a bright adult Least Sandpiper and what the key marks are.</div><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(7,55,99);" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(7,55,99);" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">thanks, </div><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(7,55,99);" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(7,55,99);" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"> </div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 6:58 PM dan&erika <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:danerika@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">danerika@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Hi Tweets--</div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">First let me apologize for the delay in my posting this record. Yesterday, 25 April 2022, I photographed a bird at the Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge. It was on the south side of the very beginning of the estuary boardwalk. Two birds are in the image, one clearly a Least Sandpiper. It slowly occurred to me that the other, brighter bird is a Little Stint. I shared the photo with Dennis Paulson, who concurs with my identification. </div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Two photos are included in the following eBird checklist: </div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><a shape="rect" href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245</a>.<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">Note apparent black legs, white-tipped wing coverts, and rusty breast, and note the black streaks against a pale chestnut wash on the sides of the breast and the chestnut color of the tertials.</font><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><br clear="none"></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">A refuge volunteer informed us that the shorebirds had been absent on Saturday the 24th, but that a large fallout of shorebirds occurred on Saturday night. I took the photos in eBird only because the birds presented a pretty composition.</span><br clear="none"></font><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="font-family:new serif;font-size:large;" class="ydpb73aed1yiv3067293077gmail_default">Dan</div><br clear="none"></div>-- <br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dan or Erika Tallman<br clear="none">Olympia, Washington <br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:danerika@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">danerika@gmail.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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