Help ID Bird - Is this a Long-billed Dowitcher?
May 5, 2022 12:39:56 #
Nitroclimber
Loc: Nebraska
During a recent trip to the Sandhills of Nebraska I took several pictures of the bird shown here. I attempted to crop close enough to show the legs as it may well be a yellowlegs, but I think it might be a juvenile long-billed Dowitcher. Any ID help would be appreciated! Thanks!
May 5, 2022 13:33:55 #
May 5, 2022 13:53:32 #
Nitroclimber wrote:
During a recent trip to the Sandhills of Nebraska I took several pictures of the bird shown here. I attempted to crop close enough to show the legs as it may well be a yellowlegs, but I think it might be a juvenile long-billed Dowitcher. Any ID help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Beautiful image 💛💙⭐💙💛
May 5, 2022 15:25:18 #
Nitroclimber
Loc: Nebraska
Curmudgeon wrote:
No it's a Greater Yellowlegs
Thanks for the ID Curmudgeon! I found it’s legs were more yellow in another photo!
I have picked up about 20 new birds with photos in one day in the Sandhills!
May 5, 2022 15:26:48 #
May 5, 2022 17:24:45 #
kmpankopf
Loc: Mid-Michigan; SW Pennsylvania
You should look into the Merlin App for your phone. It will identify ANYTHING. Well, maybe not an old Chevy, but any bird. Has helped me out on many occasions.
May 5, 2022 18:33:15 #
Nitroclimber
Loc: Nebraska
kmpankopf wrote:
You should look into the Merlin App for your phone. It will identify ANYTHING. Well, maybe not an old Chevy, but any bird. Has helped me out on many occasions.
Great suggestion kmpankopf! I use it, but sometimes it doesn’t always work with pictures. This bird was one of those birds that the picture didn’t give me the confidence that it was right.
May 5, 2022 18:35:24 #
kmpankopf wrote:
You should look into the Merlin App for your phone. It will identify ANYTHING. Well, maybe not an old Chevy, but any bird. Has helped me out on many occasions.
Yep, and most of the time it's right
May 5, 2022 18:41:06 #
Nitroclimber
Loc: Nebraska
In fairness, some of my pictures lacked some defining features such as color of legs. Garbage in and reduced identifications out! 🥴
May 6, 2022 09:23:53 #
Merlin can be used in different ways. I will often have a photo of a bird that I need to ID on my computer. I'll open Merlin on my phone, take a photo of the computer screen, and then proceed with Merlin's questions about place and date where/when the photo was taken. I just did that with your image and Merlin's top three ID suggestions were Lesser yellowlegs, Greater yellowlegs, and Solitary sandpiper.
I agree that this image looks most like a Greater yellowlegs to me.
Mike
I agree that this image looks most like a Greater yellowlegs to me.
Mike
May 6, 2022 10:56:03 #
May 9, 2022 15:26:12 #
May 10, 2022 15:14:37 #
Nitroclimber wrote:
During a recent trip to the Sandhills of Nebraska I took several pictures of the bird shown here. I attempted to crop close enough to show the legs as it may well be a yellowlegs, but I think it might be a juvenile long-billed Dowitcher. Any ID help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Beautiful shot ⭐🌿🏆🌿⭐
May 15, 2022 17:19:08 #
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