tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post717897662983783863..comments2023-07-07T07:16:26.521-04:00Comments on Birding Dude: Adult Baird's Sandpiper at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens NY...BIRDINGDUDEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881057411623341312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-79357150966551465722013-08-14T01:24:58.247-04:002013-08-14T01:24:58.247-04:00This is cool!This is cool!Victoriahttp://bestrowingmachinereviews.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-5286886292033578312013-07-23T22:12:31.250-04:002013-07-23T22:12:31.250-04:00Thank you Kevin for the comment, which was very in...Thank you Kevin for the comment, which was very informative. I have used some of what you posted to clarify the plumage. Thanks a bunch for taking the time out to look at the images.BIRDINGDUDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881057411623341312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-4454985410815632602013-07-22T13:38:46.977-04:002013-07-22T13:38:46.977-04:00Andrew,
while this is a Baird's Sandpiper in s...Andrew,<br />while this is a Baird's Sandpiper in somewhat alternate or breeding plumage, it is by no means a breeding plumage condition Baird's Sandpiper. Better to call it a very worn transition from breeding plumage Baird's that has replaced a good number of breeding feathers with nonbreeding ones, and whose tertials appear to be very worn retained juvenile feathers. So probably a late first year bird that may or may not have bred, but probably flew to the breeding area. These first year birds typically molt to nonbreeding plumage sooner than full adults, which might account for the advanced molt and feather wear on this bird compared to adults at this time of year. A full breeding plumage bird is shown in our book The Shorebird Guide. I worked with this species in the Arctic tundra for four years, and have seen dozens of full breeding birds, which this is not. I also saw a molting adult at Jamaica Bay in the early 1980s in the third week of June, along with Tom Davis, Art Morris and many others. Kevin KarlsonKevin Karlsonnoreply@blogger.com