Adults also have black belly patches in breeding plumage. If the black
was limited it's probably n the process of molting into alternate plumage.
Cliff
On 3/22/25 08:09PM, Robert Kiernan via groups.io wrote:
> 4:15 lower dam canal saw & photo dunlin with some black on belly i
> looked Sibley guide this should be juvenile but it says starts July
> and but very seldom seen south of breeding area anyone explaining this
> ?? Help
>
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
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