Identification Tips
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
NEW! Raptor Identification hints. Print it, fold it in half, and slip it in your hawk section.
Empidonax flycatchers
It can be done!
Click here to download Susan Allerton's easy-to-use chart that you can tuck away in your field guide. Use these characters to identify:
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Eye-ring
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Bill
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Primary projection
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Behavior
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Voice
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Habitat