Date: 6/4/26 3:01 pm From: Jim Green <jkgbirdman53...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Phalarope question
I guess I based it on swimming behavior. When I saw the phalarope was in
shallow water and picking at surface.
Ok look first at the bill. If it is about 2-3 inches long and straight and
comes to a dull point. Look at the neck. Phalarope dark crimson/brown
color.
Bill on stilt sandpiper 4-5 inches and has a pronounced downward droop.
Look at the underparts and stilt should have transverse barring and will
have longer legs (and is approximate size of a lesser yellowlegs.
Feeding behavior of sticks. It looks like it almost momentarily looks
straight down before probing bill to feed.
I suggest googling both birds for photos of each.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM Robert McLean <tmclean1090...> wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> Well, almost invariably phalaropes swim. Is the water deep enough for
> swimming? Also a Red-necked Phalarope has much shorter legs than a
> Black-necked Stilt.
>
> Have you ruled out Stilt Sandpiper?
>
> Regards,
>
> Taylor McLean
> Baltimore, MD
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 4, 2026, at 5:33 PM, Jim Green <jkgbirdman53...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Pat. Yes that sounds like it. It is an adult female ( the females are
> more brightly colored than the males like kingfishers.
> Jim
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM Pat <pvaldata1...> wrote:
>
>> I'm at Deal Island WMA and in the first pool on the right there's a
>> shorebird with a very fast, nonstop feeding behavior, sweeping its bill
>> through the water all the while. It's a little smaller than a Black-necked
>> Stilt. Is this likely the Red- necked Phalarope?
>>
>> It's alone now but there was a stilt and a Glossy Ibis here a few minutes
>> ago.
>>
>> Pat Valdata
>> Crisfield, MD
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>
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