Posted by Buck Ward on October 19, 2010 at 9:44 PM
These are the birds I should have posted a picture of, in my recent post of a dunlin. What are they?
Posted by Drew Fulton on October 19, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Buck,
Looks like Knots to me. A nice size flock to considering their population crash in recent decades.
Drew
Posted by Buck Ward on October 19, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Drew - there were a couple dozen of them. Some of the birds in the flock you see here are, I believe, semipalmated sandpipers.
Posted by Drew Fulton on October 20, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Buck you are right, you have a mix of species here. To be honest, I didn't look that closely and was just paying attention to the birds in the front. Definitely looks like some smaller Peeps in the background. Can't say I can help with that ID from this image.
Drew
Posted by Buck Ward on October 20, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Hi Drew.
Red Knots are of great interest to birders around here. They exclaim when they see them through their scopes. I've had them pointed out to me before, but always at a distance. This is the first time I've met them close up, so I just wanted confirmation of the species.
The small peeps are somewhat ubiquitous and at first glance they inflate the size of the knot flock. I have decided that these are semipalmated sandpipers, but I certainly could be off the mark. Hard to tell in this photo with them all napping.
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4 repliesLooks like Knots to me. A nice size flock to considering their population crash in recent decades.
Drew
Drew
Red Knots are of great interest to birders around here. They exclaim when they see them through their scopes. I've had them pointed out to me before, but always at a distance. This is the first time I've met them close up, so I just wanted confirmation of the species.
The small peeps are somewhat ubiquitous and at first glance they inflate the size of the knot flock. I have decided that these are semipalmated sandpipers, but I certainly could be off the mark. Hard to tell in this photo with them all napping.