Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not

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Posted by Ralph Pike on 19:15:32 03/31/10

Today from around 1:15 - 2:00 I along with several other birders observed a bird that I thought was the Bar-tailed Godwit. However, when I got home and looked at the digiscoped pictures I took I now think the bird was a Marbled Godwit. While it appeared smaller and not as buff colored as the other Marbled Godwits the pattern of the feathers was very similar to the Marbled and the bill was approximately 50% pink. Also, the bird in question did not look like the photos of the Bar-tailed Godwit that were previously posted. Did anyone get a good photo of the bird I am referring to? Also did the real Bar-tailed show up after I left at 2:00?

Ralph Pike
Stuart, FL

Follow Ups:

• Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Dotty Robbins 18:59:41 04/01/10 (0)
• Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Andy Lantz 20:15:44 03/31/10 (8)
  • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Ralph Pike 21:36:04 03/31/10 (5)
    • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Carlos Sanchez 11:08:20 04/01/10 (0)
    • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Andy Bankert 21:50:38 03/31/10 (3)
      • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - maybe not - Larry Manfredi 07:23:55 04/01/10 (2)
        • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - definitely not :( - Jeff Bouton 10:35:59 04/01/10 (1)
          • Re: Bar-Tailed Godwit - definitely not :( - Jeff Bouton 10:46:50 04/01/10 (0)

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