Re: NAMC/ Cutler Wetlands

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Posted by John Boyd on 18:59:04 09/17/05

In Reply to: NAMC/ Cutler Wetlands posted by Alex Harper

: Short-billed Dowitchers- called; some other dowitchers had rufous vents (Long-billed? John, Larry, Bill, etc, any comments?)

I had earlier spotted at least one juv. Short-billed which still had the tiger-striping on the tertials. As for rufous vent, this is a useful character for long-billed, but you have to watch out for hendersoni short-billed, which can also show a rufous vent. In breeding plumage its usually clear enough which is which (they are not the same color).

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Comments:	: : Short-billed Dowitchers- called; some other dowitchers had rufous vents (Long-billed? John, Larry, Bill, etc, any comments?) : : I had earlier spotted at least one juv. Short-billed which still had the tiger-striping on the tertials. As for rufous vent, this is a useful character for long-billed, but you have to watch out for hendersoni short-billed, which can also show a rufous vent. In breeding plumage its usually clear enough which is which (they are not the same color).
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