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SHOREBIRDS

PEEPS - Link to July/August 2008 issue of Birding

               Link to July/August 2008 issue of Birding, Continued

Summarized by Chris McDonald:

Is the peep super tiny? 
Yes —> Least Sandpiper 
No —> Do the primary feathers extend beyond the tail and cross?
        Yes —> Baird’s Sandpiper or White-rumped Sandpiper
        No —> Western Sandpiper or Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Photo by Catherine Ortega

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