From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Oct 28 17:35:43 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9T0Wsjp012680 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:32:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ylpvm01.prodigy.net (ylpvm01-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.32]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9T0VnVC012634 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:31:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (adsl-66-126-229-161.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net [66.126.229.161]) by ylpvm01.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9T0VmnH004601; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:31:48 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> References: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:30:46 -0700 To: [[email protected]], [[email protected]] From: Gordon Barrett <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Pectoral Sandpiper? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Cc: X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] You have I think described the bird. I thought of Dunlin as an option at the time, but not everyone saw the bill as I did. It was sleeping most of the time, but your description of the difference in covert and scapular feathers fits my memory. Thanks for your detailed help, I really appreciate it! Gordon >In a message dated 10/26/04 5:50:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >[[email protected]] writes: > >it had a longish slightly decurved bill > >Gordon, > >I certainly would not think of the PESA as having a longish bill, >it's in fact one of the shortest for it's size. Could the bird have >been a Dunlin? Dunlin have a longer bill, are about the same length >as the PESA and are a little thinner (lighter weight). The two can >look very similar but the PESA has a longer winged, longer tailed >look and has dark centered coverts and scapulars in all plumage >variations (Dunlin would have mostly unmarked coverts and scapulars >this time of the year for very uniform looking, dull brown upper >parts). > >Take care, >Bob Reiling -- Gordon Barrett [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]