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Posted by Justin Miller on 15:15:35 07/26/12
I didn't want to put it in the topic title as I don't want anyone to think I've spotted something that I likely didn't...however I just wasn't 100% sure and was hoping to get ID confirmations from some more well versed Florida birders.
First off was this mockingbird, which looked a little more ragged and different than most I see:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/144987424/original
I compared to the photos I got last year of the Bahama mockingbird in Boca, but just couldn't match them - yet it doesn't quite look like typicla northern mockingbirds I've seen. Is this a northern, and if so, is it juvenile, molting, or something else? Spotted in Green Cay Wetlands on Saturday.
Also, I am struggling to confirm for sure if this is a least sandpiper or semi-palmeated sandpiper, though I'm leaning towards least as it looks like the legs are a bit yellowish - but he doesn't appear to have as strong a wing pattern as indicated in most photos of them:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/144987439/original
I've labeled it a 'least' in my gallery for now, but just wanted to be 100% sure. Also spotted at Green Cay Wetlands on Saturday.
I posted links as I wasn't sure quite how to post multiple photos, or if it was allowable.
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