[SBB] Age correction on Alviso Least Sandpiper pic

[Tom Grey <[[email protected]]>]

Mike Rogers tells me that this bird is an adult, not a juvenile:
http://www.pbase.com/image/83805481

My own first impression was that this was awfully plain for a juvenile, as
my caption showed, but I talked myself into calling it a juvenile on the
basis of the subtle rufous highlights in the fresh plumage -- I thought
adult plumage had no rufous. Mike points out the worn feather tips, and
especially the fresh tertial over an older-looking one. Thanks, Mike, for
the ID correction!

Tom Grey


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