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Shorebird ID Please

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Posted by richard remington on November 16, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Shorebird ID Please

I took the attached picture in Maui and at first thought it might be a greater yellowlegs. Can anyone help me with an ID?

Thanks
Posted by Drew Fulton on November 16, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Looks like a Tattler to me. I have no idea what Tattlers are found in Hawaii as I have only seen them in Australia. However, if it was in California, I'd say Wandering Tattler. In Australia I had Gray-tailed Tattlers, but Wandering are also found there so they clearly span the Pacific. Maybe someone will speak up with a knowledge of Hawaiian birds...

Drew
Posted by Brian Gatlin on November 16, 2010 at 2:14 PM
I agree with Drew that it's some kind of Tattler, but also don't know which ones occur in Hawaii. Among other structural cues, the bill is too stout and the legs too short for a yellowlegs.
Posted by Mia McPherson on November 16, 2010 at 4:53 PM
A quick search on google using "tattlers hawaii" as key words does indicate wandering tattlers as wintering in Hawaii, so based on apperances and that info I would say wandering tattler.
Posted by richard remington on November 19, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Thanks for solving the mystery! I went back and looked at the other photos and it is indeed a Wandering Tattler.