<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Zora Dermer</div><div class="">Seattle, WA</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 27, 2022, at 1:37 PM, Jane Hadley <<a href="mailto:hadleyj1725@gmail.com" class="">hadleyj1725@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
  

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  <div class=""><p class=""><font face="KacstOne" class="">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?</font></p><p class="">Pictures of the subject bird:<br class="">
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    <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245">https://ebird.org/checklist/S107940245</a></pre><p class="">Discussion of the "gape notch" ID key:</p><p class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.aba.org/2017/11/open-mic-a-new-field-mark-for-differentiating-stints-and-peeps.html">https://blog.aba.org/2017/11/open-mic-a-new-field-mark-for-differentiating-stints-and-peeps.html</a></p><p class="">Jane Hadley</p><p class="">Seattle, WA<br class="">
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