Re: [SBB] Two Stilt Sandpipers at New Chicago

[Joseph Morlan <[[email protected]]>]

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:50:13 -0800, "Bill Bousman" <[[email protected]]>
wrote:

>Later, I found 
>a juvenile that has replaced it scapulars and mantle feathers with 
>basic feathers but has retained its juvenal wing coverts and 
>tertials.  This gives the bird a two-toned appearance as the juvenal 
>feathers are dark centered with white edges whereas the basic 
>feathers are a pale tan-gray.  Correspondence with Steve Rottenborn 
>indicates that he saw the juvenile twice today.  It is unclear at 
>this point if both birds have been seen on prior days.

Thanks to a contribution from Bill Bousman, a photograph of this bird may
be seen at:

http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/gallery.htm

Enjoy!

-- 
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044   jmorlan (at) ccsf.edu 
Fall Birding Classes start Oct 25   http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
California Bird Records Committee   http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/

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