Date: 6/14/25 9:05 am From: Lee French <golola77...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Wilson's Snipes
I was dismayed yesterday to see the meadow now has a bunch of cows. Life
just got much harder for snipe and other ground nesting birds.
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 4:22:59 PM UTC-7 Pepper Trail wrote:
> Wilson's Snipe have 16 tail feathers, as shown in this scan from The
> Feather Atlas of North American Birds, which presents the right half of
> each symmetrical set of tail feathers.
> https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=WISN_tail_adult&featherIndex=0 >
> The narrow outermost feather is spread away from the rest during the
> "winnowing" dive, and the vibration produces the sound.
>
> Pepper
>
> On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:09:01 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
>
>> According to Sibley, most shorebirds have 12 tailfeathers where as Snipes
>> have 14. Must aid in the winnowing.
>>
>> On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:38:49 PM UTC-7 <kent......> wrote:
>>
>>> Really Nice shot!
>>>
>>> On Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:37:30 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
>>>
>>>> Plenty of early morning winnowing going on at the big meadow just past
>>>> MP 21on DIMR. At the risk of being sniped at, I'm posting this just because
>>>> the board has been so quiet.
>>>>
>>>> Lee French[image: 6-6-25 Wilson's Snipe 2064.JPG]
>>>>
>>>
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The narrow outermost feather is spread away from the rest during the
"winnowing" dive, and the vibration produces the sound.
Pepper
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:09:01 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
> According to Sibley, most shorebirds have 12 tailfeathers where as Snipes
> have 14. Must aid in the winnowing.
>
> On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:38:49 PM UTC-7 <kent......> wrote:
>
>> Really Nice shot!
>>
>> On Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:37:30 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
>>
>>> Plenty of early morning winnowing going on at the big meadow just past
>>> MP 21on DIMR. At the risk of being sniped at, I'm posting this just because
>>> the board has been so quiet.
>>>
>>> Lee French[image: 6-6-25 Wilson's Snipe 2064.JPG]
>>>
>>
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Date: 6/10/25 6:09 pm From: Lee French <golola77...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Wilson's Snipes
According to Sibley, most shorebirds have 12 tailfeathers where as Snipes
have 14. Must aid in the winnowing.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:38:49 PM UTC-7 <kent......> wrote:
> Really Nice shot!
>
> On Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:37:30 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
>
>> Plenty of early morning winnowing going on at the big meadow just past MP
>> 21on DIMR. At the risk of being sniped at, I'm posting this just because
>> the board has been so quiet.
>>
>> Lee French[image: 6-6-25 Wilson's Snipe 2064.JPG]
>>
>
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On Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:37:30 PM UTC-7 Lee French wrote:
> Plenty of early morning winnowing going on at the big meadow just past MP
> 21on DIMR. At the risk of being sniped at, I'm posting this just because
> the board has been so quiet.
>
> Lee French[image: 6-6-25 Wilson's Snipe 2064.JPG]
>
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Date: 6/9/25 4:37 pm From: Lee French <golola77...> Subject: [RV Birds] Wilson's Snipes
Plenty of early morning winnowing going on at the big meadow just past MP 21on DIMR. At the risk of being sniped at, I'm posting this just because the board has been so quiet.
Lee French[image: 6-6-25 Wilson's Snipe 2064.JPG]
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