Date: 5/2/26 3:15 pm From: Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Dowitcher ID help
Not sure on that one Bob. Bill length could go either way, freshly
molted scaps don't really show much, and the tail looks extensively
black but you can't see enough of it to be sure. There is one feather on
the side of the breast that has a round(ish) spot on it but it's maybe
not quite round and it's closer to the feather tip than I would expect
for Short-billed. So I'd call this one a dowitcher unless I heard the call.
Cliff
On 5/2/26 08:39AM, Bob Davis via groups.io wrote:
> Long-billed or short-billed? Taken on April 1, 2026, along the Texas coast.
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
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