Shorebirds in Posts Below Identified

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Bruce's 3-picture set of shorebirds are 1- Pectoral Sandpiper (note the rufous tone to the upper plumage), the short yellow legs (relative to the legs of the Lesser Yellowlegs in the next 2 pictures), the shorter bill.
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Mike's shorebird appears to be a Lesser Yellowlegs. Yellowlegs have an eyering and 'spotted' plumage like Solitary Sandpipers, but notice that on Yellowlegs the 'spotting' on the upper feathers goes all the way around a feather making the back patterning interlinked when observed closely per Mike's great photo (enlarged), whereas the Solitary has spots.A Solitary's breast markings are darker than a Yellowlegs. The bills of a Greater Yellowlegs tend to have a hint of an upward curve besides being longer in relation to the width of the head compared with Lessers, so this bird appears to be a Lesser to me. Mike, did you catch both Yellowlegs species in the same shot? Please post for comparison.

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Carolyn Weng

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